* A SAFAVID COPPER-LUSTRE AND BLUE POTTERY BOWL AND BOTTLE PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTOR Iran, 17th century Comprising a shallow rounded bowl, resting on a short circular glazed foot, with a gently everted rim, the ground of the exterior painted in blue and decorated with alternating copper-lustre lobed cartouches and floral sprays, the white, transparent-glazed interior further enhanced with copper-lustre decoration consisting of a floral bouquet in the centre, a continuous saz leaf around all the cavetto, and a beaded band just below the rim, 18.6cm diam. and 8.5cm high; and a similarly decorated pyriform bottle, the sides gently compressed, with a tall tubular neck, several inventory stickers to the base, 22cm high.