MOORISH LUSTER FAIENCE AMPHORA,Late 19th-early 20th century. Of ovoid form with elongated waisted neck with two flattened handles, painted in underglazed blue and luster with arabesques, calligraphy and animal decoration - 30 in. (76 cm.) high. Estimate $800-1,200
An earlier jar of similar form is in the National Museum of Spanish-Moslem Art in Granada, Spain.
PROVENANCE: Acquired in New York in the 1930s.
A chip to and rubbing of the glaze on the mouth, small losses to the glaze on the arms
