Persia, 12th Century — A Kashan monochrome pottery tile depicting sphinxes

Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.

Estimate: £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,416–$2,124
Result
Performance
Sale: Bonhams — Islamic and Indian Art Online Sale, London, New Bond Street · 19 May 2021
Record ID: TB-2026-658292
Record: first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
Cite this record: TB-2026-658292 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-658292

A Kashan Monochrome Pottery Tile Depicting Sphinxes, Persia, 12th Century. Bonhams, 19 May 2021, lot 57. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-658292.

Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable

Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-658292.

A Kashan Monochrome Pottery Tile Depicting Sphinxes, Persia, 12th Century. Bonhams, 19 May 2021, lot 57. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-658292.

Test the link

The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.

From the same sale Islamic and Indian Art Online Sale · May 2021

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Persia, 16th Century	A Leaf From A Manuscript Of Nizami's Haft Paykar, Persian Poetry	£400–£600
Deccan, 18th Century	A Calligraphic Composition Consisting Of The Nada 'ali Quatrain In The Form Of A Lion	£5,000–£7,000
Ottoman Empire, written at Yabrud, probably in Syria, dated Friday, J…	An Illuminated Qur'an, Copied By Hasan Ibn Hasan Yusuf Rumiyyah	£300–£400
North Africa, probably Morocco, first half of the 19th Century	Al-jazuli, Dala'il Al-khayrat Wa Shawariq Al-anwar, Prayers, With Two Coloured Diagrams Of The Tomb Of The Prophet And The Mihrab In The Mosque Of The Prophet At Medina	£1,500–£2,000
probably Egypt, Cairo, dated 12 Jamada I 1366/14th April 1947	Muhammad Bin Muhammad Bin 'ali Bin Ahmad Bin Saud Al-'abdari, Rihlat Al-'abdari	£100–£200
Persia, 10th Century	A Nishapur Buffware Pottery Bowl	£800–£1,200

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
An Iznik Pottery Dish	Turkey, circa 1600	$1,621	Bonhams, Nov 2024
An Iznik Pottery Dish	Turkey, late 16th Century		Bonhams, May 2025
A Silver-inlaid Alloy Bidri Huqqa Base	Bidar, Deccan, late 17th Century		Bonhams, Jun 2019
An Iznik Pottery Dish	Turkey, 17th Century		Bonhams, Nov 2021
A Kashan Monochrome Pottery Tile Depicting Sphinxes	Persia, 12th Century		Bonhams, May 2022
An Iznik Pottery Dish	Turkey, circa 1580		Bonhams, Aug 2020
A Silver-inlaid Alloy Bidri Huqqa Base	India, 18th Century		Bonhams, Jun 2025
A Silver-inlaid Alloy Bidri Huqqa Base	Bidar, Deccan, 18th Century		Bonhams, Apr 2018

The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.