Europe, Muslim Spain (Al Andalus), early 18th century CE. An impressive lusterware bowl of a wide, shallow form, decorated on the interior with a three birds, perhaps a mama and her babies, on the tondo with fruit, floral, and leaf-like elements surrounding them and extending to the rim, all in a gorgeous copper and creamy white hues. On the underside are copper metallic script-like elements over the luscious milk-white slip. Two perforations at top for suspension. A gorgeous example! Size: 14.625" W x 3.125" H (37.1 cm x 7.9 cm)

Hispano-Moresque ware was originally an Islamic style of pottery created in Al Andalus or Muslim Spain. Later under Christian rule, the style evolved into a blend of Islamic and European techniques and aesthetics. Prior to the development of Italian majolica, Hispano-Moresque lusterware was the most elaborate and luxurious pottery produced in Europe. The technique is quite marvelous. The Moors introduced two ceramic techniques to Europe - glazing with an opaque white tin-glaze, and lusterware which imitates metallic finishes and iridescent effects. Hispano-Moresque wares employed both of these techniques by applying paint as an overglaze which is then fired again. See Alan Caiger-Smith, Lustre Pottery: Technique, Tradition and Innovation in Islam and the Western World (Faber and Faber, 1985), chapters 12-14 for detailed descriptions of the materials, techniques, and science of Hispano-Moresque lusterware.

Provenance: Ex- Private Colorado Springs, CO collection

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Well done repair from approximately a half dozen pieces. Minor surface wear, but finish is generally in excellent condition.