The Gluck Collection of Ancient Persian Art

Achaemenid - Parthia, c.1st Century BC. A dark green glazed bowl with a diamond - shaped pattern on the sides. An attractive piece with iridescence an

Iran, Susa, c. 700-800AD, an extremely large and impressive blue glaze ceramic storage vessel. Multi-horizontal "rope" shaped bands adorn ...

Iran, Nishapur, c. 9th-10th century AD, a wonderful crFme slip ceramic storage vessel with 4 small loop handles at top. Round in shape, almost like th

Iran, 9th-10th century, a very tall crFme slip storage vessel with 2 small loop handles at top. Five horizontal bands adorn vessels with small incised

Iraq, Abbasid, 9th - 10th Century. A tin glazed bowl with central Kufic inscription and four quadrants of green addition. A very choice piece with som

Iran, Probably Nishapur, Samanid, 9th - 10th Century or later. A large white ground bowl with a central figure of the Sasanian hero blacksmith seated

Iran, Probably Nishapur, Samanid, 9th - 10th Century or later. A buff ware bowl in black, yellow and red paint under glaze with a central depiction of

Iran, Nishapur, Samanid, 9th - 10th Century. A yellow stained black and white ware engobed bowl with a central depiction of a stylized bird with wings

Iran, Nishapur, Samanid, 9th - 10th Century. A nice bowl with tan undercolor and black, yellow and green paint under glaze. Seen depicts a Persian her

Iran, Nishapur, Samanid, 9th - 10th Century. A very large black on white slip bowl with a central stylized bird and large writing on two side proclaim

Iran, Nishapur, Samanid, 9th - 10th Century. A choice bowl painted in black on a white ground. Attractive design around the rim and a floral motif at

Iran, Nishapur, Samanid, 9th - 10th Century. A tin glazed deep bowl with dark stripe down one side. Attractive and with some repair and glaze degenera

Iran, Nishapur, Samanid, 9th - 10th Century. A tin glazed bowl with 'Ali' painted in black in the center. Nice crFme color. Repaired from sh...

Iran, Nishapur, Samanid, 9th - 10th Century. A tin glazed bowl with 'Ali' painted in deep blue in the center. Nice crFme color and with some...

Iran, Nishapur, Samanid, 9th - 10th Century. A polychrome black on white slip ware shallow bowl with a Kufic inscription. An attractive piece with som

Probably Nishapur, 9th - 10th Century. A large luster ware bowl with green, black and red on a crFme base depicting a stylized flock of birds, some la

Iran, Seljuk, Kashan, 12th - 13th Century. A turquoise glazed single - handled jug with a flared spout and a slightly ribbed body. Very nicely colored

Iran, Seljuk, Kashan, 12th - 13th Century. A turquoise glazed tile depicting two winged lion in procession and a band of floral design above. In perfe

Iran, Seljuk, Kashan, 12th - 13th Century. A turquoise glazed rhyton in the form of a bull with generalized features and nice, curled horns. Platform

Iran, Seljuk, Kashan, 12th - 13th Century. A turquoise glazed model house with eight idols standing within and a looped partition running around the e

Iran, Seljuk, Kashan, 12th - 13th Century. A blue and black painted vase under clear glaze. Decorated with vertical bands of alternating floral patter

Iran, Seljuk, Kashan, 12th - 13th Century. A blue and green painted under clear glaze pitcher with a single handle. Decoration consists of banded regi

Iran, Seljuk, Kashan, 12th - 13th Century. A blue and black painted under glaze ware bowl with bands on inscriptions running in towards the center and

Iran, Seljuk, Kashan, 12th - 13th Century. A pierced white-ware bowl with a band around the rim of floral motives. The glaze is a bit iridescent with

Iran, Seljuk, Kashan, 12th - 13th Century. A turquoise glazed candle holder with feline decoration around the bottom and nice designs around the sides

Iran, Seljuk, Kashan, 12th - 13th Century. A molded silica ware ewer with a small pouring spout, a large flared mouth and a single handle which has an

Iran, Seljuk, Kashan, 12th - 13th Century. A molded silica ware ewer with a small pouring spout, a large flared spout and a single handle. The body is

Iran, Seljuk, Kashan, 12th - 13th Century. A black painted under turquoise glaze ware decorated with a love poem around the top of the body. A very at

Iran, Seljuk, Kashan, 12th - 13th Century. A very large turquoise glazed vase. Intact with some glaze degradation throughout. Intact and rare of this

Iran, Seljuk, Kashan, 12th - 13th Century. A turquoise blue condiment dish divided into 5 round compartments with 5 triangular spacers. Intact and hig

Iran, Seljuk, Kashan, 12th - 13th Century. A very large turquoise glazed pitcher with a single handle. The body is decorated with a molded floral patt

Iran, Seljuk, Kashan, 12th - 13th Century. A blue under glaze harpy. A very nice piece with black highlighted facial features and a well styled body w

Iran, Seljuk, Kashan, 12th - 13th Century. A golden-brown painted under glaze bull headed ewer decorated with a floral pattern with the leaves termina

Iran, Seljuk, Kashan, 12th - 13th Century. A green and blue painted under glaze bird headed ewer. Decorations include floral patterns and lines of ins

Iran, Seljuk, Kashan, 12th - 13th Century. A lot of 2 molded ware bowls with nice crFme color. Both examples are pleasing, one being intact and the ot

Iran, probably Seljuk, 12th - 13th Century or later. A small high spouted turquoise glazed pitcher with a single handle. Intact with some glaze fading

Iran, Seljuk, Minai, 12th - 13th Century. A beautiful painted under glaze bowl with calligraphy around the outside rim and wildly decorated with seate

Iran, Ilkhanid, late 13th Century. A gilded Minai with turquoise glaze and raised relief in a pleasing decorative pattern. Gold lines highlight the gi

Iran, Ilkhanid, late 13th Century, A polychrome under glaze tile depicting a coiled dragon with raised head and tail. He stride amongst a floral envir

Iran, 13th Century. A blue and black paint under clear glaze pedistal plate with attractive floral design in the center and a linear band along the ri

Iran, 13th Century. A large cobalt blue glazed bowl with a lighter blue interior. Out side is decorated with raised floral and linear patterns. Very a

Iran, Ilkhanid, 14th Century. A large Sultanobad ware grey and blue glazed bowl with raised white. Central motif of four Persian phoenixes amid a sea

Iran, Ilkhanid, 14th Century. A large cobalt blue under glaze painted pitcher. The body decoration consists of animal processions in a floral environm

Iran, Isfahan, 16th - 17th Century. A nice bowl in imitation of Ming Chinese blue and white ware. Central motif a lion in a floral setting. Three nice

Iran, Safavid, 17th Century. An attractive gambaroon pierced ware bowl in white glaze with a central star pattern in blue and black. A very charming e

Iran, Safavid, 17th Century. A blue and white glazed tile in the form of an eight-pointed star. Very attractive with a floral design. One point restor

Iran, Safavid, Kubachi, 17th Century. A charming bowl decorated with flowers. Colors include blue, red, yellow and green on a crFme base. Very attract

Iran, 18th Century. A lot of 2 small black glazed bowls. The larger example in perfect condition and the smaller repaired. An attractive pair. D: 12.

Iran, 18th Century. An attractive paint under glaze bowl with a plain central medallion with a small floral pattern and a outer band of alternating bi

Iran, Qajar, 19th Century. A lovely tile painting depicting a kneeling prince offering his cup of wine with right outstretched arm to a maiden who rec

Iran, Qajar, 19th Century. A choice tile painting depicting two standing maidens in a garden. One holds a bowl of fruit with both hands while the othe

Sino-Persic Period, a large and finely woven framed textile with plexiglass cover depicting 4 identical kings on horseback shooting a bow and arrow at

Iran, c.1920's. A charming tan hand burnished jug with bands of indentations and five medallions containing an ibex looking back at a plant. The...

Iran, c.1920's. A glazed pot decorated with a scrawling linear patterns around larger leaf and hear shaped motifs. Colors include brown, crFme a...

Iran, c.1920's. A large glazed deep bowl black and green decoration on a crFme base. A small area of restoration to edge of rim. An attractive p...

Iran, c.1920's. Water pipe base, tinned bronze. Consists of three sections: a round base, a chalice-like midsection, and a tapered bowl. Decorat...

Iran, c.1920's. A large tinned bronze ewer with a large spout, a tall neck and slender handles. A lid is attached to the handle to close and sea...

Iran, Meibod City, c.1945. Lot of 2 bowls with black painting under light and dark blue glaze. Designs on the sides of the bowls are flowers within a

Iran, underglaze polychrome, Meibod (Yazid). Reza Aghai Meibodi, Award for Handicraft Excellence, 1976. A beautiful glazed bowl in blue, green and ora

Iran, Shah Reza, c.1950's. A deep green glazed bird feeder. H: 25cm. $100 - $150

Iran, Lalijin, c.1976. A glazed earthenware 'Parthian Green' pot with a wire handle and a lid. An attractive example of a utilitarian item. ...

Iran, 1970's. Lot of 2 pressed frit flowers with multicolored enameling. One piece is solid turquoise in color. Both attractive and interesting ...

Iran, c.1970's. Lot of 2 glazed ash bins with attractive floral motifs. $25 - $50/2

Iran, c.1964. A beautiful blown glass fish with detailed eyes and fins. Stands upright on caudal fins. A small chip on tail, but a very attractive and

Iran, c.1976. Three cobalt glass blown into metal fretwork objects. A goblet and two glasses. Very lovely items once exhibited in Mashlad, Iran.

Iran, Kashan. Two hand blown cobalt glass vessels made by the craftsman Muhammad Guri, c.1950. Of superior workmanship. One is a tear bottle with deco

Iran, 19th Century. A hand blown dark green glass flask with spiral additions at neck. Nice and made in a casual, more freeform style. H: 25.5cm.

Iran, c.1950's. A green stone flower vase of very pleasing design and a small carved stone pitcher. Both attractive and finely crafted pieces. H...

Iran, 20th Century. Lot of hammered copper ware. One tall vase, one pitcher and three shallow bowls. All are attractive and embossed with various scen

Lot of 9 glazed polychrome tiles. All are octagon in shape and are decorated with various animal and floral scenes. A pleasing lot for use in a decora

Button medallion (Guljaka) of two layers of hammered metal in a flower pattern and gilded. The piece is adorned with 36 bezel set glass stones with a

A beautiful button medallion (Guljaka) with gilded hammered decorations and 13 bezel set glass stones including a large glass piece at center. The pie

A large button medallion (Guljaka) of dark metal with very intricately styled decoration. The piece is adorned with 25 set glass stones and with a tab

A large button medallion (Guljaka) composed of two tiers of hammered metal and set with 35 bezel set glass stones. Two fastening tabs are at the back.

Lot of 2 button medallions or Gujakas composed of finely hammered metal and set with glass stones of various colors. Both match and are of truly quali

Lot of 2 large metal cuff bracelet, each with 3 bands of incised decorations set with 3 carnelian ovals totaling 9 stones for each bracelet. The cuff

Lot of 3 bracelets, two of the twisted cord variety with capped terminals and adjustable size and another hinged example of hollow construction and wi

Lot of 2 large hollow construction hinged bracelets. The first example has rounded edges with nicely hammered decoration and terminates with two huge

An intricate belt composed of 12 plaques fastened together with links and a large central medallion with 6 hanging pendants. Each link is intricately

A rectangular pendant of finely hammered metal with a sliding back containing a paper with some verses from the Koran. The face is divided into 2 halv

Lot of 2 items. A rectangular pendant of thick construction with intricate detail on the front and set with two turquoise colored glass stones. Two sm

Lot of 2 pendants. The first is heart-shaped with a tall central tab with a bail for a chain. The surface is decorated with incised floral design in g

Lot of 2 interesting domed caps with a raised cylinder, one decorated with a blue glass stone. Both have hanging attachments, one of chains ending in

Lot of 2 capped amulets, both ornately incised with one opening end and with bottom loops for hanging pendants, which one still possesses. One also ha

A large elaborate amuletic pendant set with polished carnelian stones and with ornate gilded settings. 18 small turquoise and red glass stones are set

A very large amuletic pendant with very nice incised detailed and a dark grey tone. The piece is set with 13 large oval polished carnelian stones. One

Lot of 3 adornments. First a V-shaped clasped piece of interlocked rings with embossed plaques, carnelian stones, red and turquoise glass beads, and t

Tepe Sialk II, c.4000 BC. A white slip bowl with attractive linear designs in black around the rim. Intact and quite rare thus. H: 15.5cm, D: 23cm.

Qazvin, c.3000 – 2500 BC. A red storage jar with painted linear designs and a serpentine deity in black around the upper portions below the flared mou

Tepe Giyan III Nahavand, c.2900 – 2700 BC. A white ground storage jar with birds and linear patterns around the body painted in black. A fantastic spe

Asterabad, c.2500 – 2000 BC. A large black burnished spouted jar with dark linear designs down the sides. A very choice and intact piece and quite at

Amlash, c.1000 BC. A white buff spouted ewer with a long pinched spout, a low flared mouth and a single handle. Some small repairs to the spout. A cho

Amlash, c.1000 BC. A two handled orange buff storage jar with a low flared mouth. Very nice and in perfect condition. H: 27cm.

Ardebil, c.1000 BC. A slender orange burnished single handled amphora with a flared mouth and zigzag red lines horizontally around the body. A choice

Ardebil, c.1000 BC. Lot of 2 ‘gingerbread-type’ figures with holes in rows about one side. Could have been used as gaming boards or something similar.

Luristan, c.1000 – 800 BC. A spouted ewer with a horse decoration upon the spout and a high looped handle with two protrusions. The body is wide throu

Luristan, c.1000 – 800 BC. A spouted ewer with the spout adorned with a small fox. Flared with a corded top handled and a knobbed side handle. Quite a

Luristan, c.1000 – 800 BC. An orange buff pitcher with a small spout, large flared mouth with a strap handle, and a smaller handle to the side. A nice

Achaemenid – Parthia, c.300 – 100 BC. A stone building block with an ornate ram’s head off one end and with carved leaves on one side and indented gro

Iran, Nishapur, Samanid, 9th – 10th Century AD. An orange, black and green over crème glazed bowl with a fish and bird meeting at the mouth. A ...