Rare Persian Lustreware Flower Vase Chromolithograph, Henry Wallis, 1899
€ 440
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1899
Sheet size
38.1 × 28 cm (15.0 × 11.0 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-14301-2
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Good antique condition with age-related toning, scattered foxing, and minor wear to the sheet edges consistent with removal from the original folio volume. The image remains bright, attractive, and highly decorative.
About this sheet
An exceptionally rare original chromolithographic plate depicting a Persian flower vase from the 13th century, richly decorated in luster ware with figural imagery, scrolling vegetal ornament, and elegant bands of Arabic calligraphy. The vessel features a seated courtly figure framed within intricate patterns, reflecting the artistic sophistication of medieval Persian ceramic production during the height of the Kashan tradition.
Published in Henry Wallis's celebrated Persian Lustre Vases (London, 1899), this plate formed part of a privately printed edition limited to only 200 copies. The publication was among the earliest scholarly works dedicated exclusively to Persian luster ceramics and remains an important reference in the history of Islamic decorative arts.
Executed through the refined chromolithographic techniques of the late Victorian era, the print captures the metallic brilliance, warm copper tones, and delicate polychrome decoration of the original object with remarkable fidelity. Both academically important and highly decorative, it is an outstanding piece for collectors of Islamic art, Persian ceramics, and rare nineteenth-century color plate books.
This is an original 1899 print and not a later reproduction.
Sold unframed. Any images showing the print in a frame or interior setting are for visual impression only. Frame sizes, matting proportions, and room presentations are not always to scale.
Creator: Henry Wallis (1811–1891), published posthumously.
Publication: Persian Lustre Vases, London, 1899.
1899
Medium: Original chromolithograph on paper.
Good antique condition with age-related toning, scattered foxing, and minor wear to the sheet edges consistent with removal from the original folio volume. The image remains bright, attractive, and highly decorative.
Provenance: From Persian Lustre Vases, London, 1899. Printed for private circulation in a strictly limited edition of 200 copies.
