A LARGE LATE QAJAR BLUE AND WHITE POTTERY CHARGER
Iran, early 20th century

Of shallow rounded shape, resting on a short circular foot, rising to an everted flattened rim, painted in deep cobalt blue against a white ground, the decoration emulating Chinese blue and white porcelain exemplars, comprising a group of chubby sparrows in the centre against a black hatched ground, and rectangular cartouches of rosette bouquets to the cavetto and rim, the back with plain cobalt blue rectangular cartouches, a red ink numeral to the base reading '1910', 34.5cm diam.