Bidspirit auction | A LARGE QAJAR UNDERGLAZE-PAINTED POTTERY

A LARGE QAJAR UNDERGLAZE-PAINTED POTTERY VASE, PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY. - A large underglaze-painted pottery vase of ovoid form with a flared neck and a wide, flat rim, attributed to Qajar Iran, 19th century. The vessel is constructed from glazed fritware or earthenware and features polychrome decoration in a palette of cobalt blue, manganese purple, yellow, green, and black on a creamy white ground. The neck is embellished with three high-relief sculptural lizard or salamander-like creatures crawling upwards, glazed in dark manganese brown and pale yellow-green. The central frieze depicts three female figures in traditional Qajar-style attire, including long, flared coats and decorated headbands, rendered with characteristic almond-shaped eyes and joined eyebrows. One figure is shown playing a long-necked stringed instrument, possibly a tar or setar; another holds a piece of fruit; and the third holds a stemmed goblet. The figures are set within a stylised landscape featuring blue serrated mountains, pavilions with arched entrances, trees, and floral sprays. The composition is framed by horizontal decorative bands, including green-and-white scrolling wave patterns and geometric triangular motifs around the rim and base. H: Approximately 29.5cm