To Be Sold With No Reserve A lustreware moulded pottery figure of an elephant, Kashan, Persia, 1150-1220AD The elephant depicted with elongated and misshapen body, flattened ears, and cylindrical legs, with moulded tail and tusks, his trunk missing the end, he wears a moulded and decorated saddle cloth, decorated all over in lustre with scrolling and vegetal designs and pseudo-inscriptions, with highlights in cobalt to forehead and outline of saddlecloth, 32cm. long x 20cm high Provenance: Private UK Collection acquired prior to 1979

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