TWO BLUE AND WHITE POTTERY VESSELS OF QAJAR INTEREST
England and Iran, ca. 1860s

Comprising a commemorative plate, of shallow rounded shape, stamped in cobalt blue against a creamy white ground, decorated with a central lobed medallion bearing the Qajar royal emblem of Shir-o-Khorshid (Lion and Sun) with an inscription addressing 'His Blessed Majesty Nasreddin Shah, the King of Kings of Iran', surrounded by floral and vegetal motif spandrels, the rim stamped with half rosettes, Chinese-inspired clouds and waves patterns, and stylised lobed cartouches filled with flowers and stars, marked on the underside with a diamond-shaped cartouche bearing the official English Registry mark dating 11th January 1864, on the side the same Qajar seal found on the interior, 23cm diam.; and a deep bowl of rounded shape, under-glaze painted in cobalt blue on a white ground, the interior decorated with a central rose bouquet, the rim with a band of dotted diamond grid, the exterior showcasing stylised Chinese buildings like pagodas and landscapes, the underside bearing the maker's mark 'Amal-e Mohammad Hasan 1282' (1865 AD), 28.1cm diam. and 12.5cm high.