Title: Rare Persian Lustreware Flower Vase Chromolithograph, Henry Wallis, 1899
Description: An exceptionally rare original chromolithographic plate depicting a Persian flower vase from the 13th century, richly decorated in lustre 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 lustre 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 colour 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.
Date: 1899
Medium: Original chromolithograph on paper.
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.
Provenance: From Persian Lustre Vases, London, 1899. Printed for private circulation in a strictly limited edition of 200 copies.
Keywords: Persian art, Islamic art, Persian ceramics, lustreware, Kashan pottery, Arabic calligraphy, Henry Wallis, chromolithograph, Victorian print, medieval Persia, Islamic ornament, antique print, museum plate, figural pottery, Middle Eastern art, decorative arts, rare print, original print, limited edition, 13th century ceramics, courtly figure, Persian flower vase, collectible print, unframed.
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