Bowl with sinister decoration, Safavid Iran, 17th century Deep bowl on a small cylindrical foot in siliceous ceramic, decorated in cobalt blue circled in black under a transparent glaze, with a rosette of flowers in the center, a frieze of stylized "mushrooms" radiating around the inner wall and repeated on the reverse. Under the heel, a pseudo-Chinese mark painted in black. Diameter: 20.5 cm A few chips and restorations A Safavid Bowl, Iran, 17th century Philippe Magloire Collection - Lots 132 to 207