Kabyle Berber Pottery Bottle Ex-V&A Museum Collected in Algeria in 1868

This is a beautiful example of Islamic North African pottery collected for the Victorian and Albert Museum in 1868. It is a bottle made by the Kabyle Berbers of the Djurdjura region of Algeria and decorated in a traditional geometric pattern in buff, black and red coloured slip. Measuring 11 tall it is good condition but does have a repair to the neck and slight chipping around the spout, along with a couple of spots of glaze loss. The original Museum accession number is painted on the inside of the spout.

It was number 45 out of 51 items collected for the museum at the time please see the final photo for a pot which is no. It is very suitable for the serious collector of ethnographic or North African antiques or a museum collection. Asian, Indian, and Islamic antiques and antiquities. Kabyle Berber Pottery Bottle Ex-V&A Provenance, Collected in 1868. It is a bottle made by the Kabyle Berbers of the. Djurdjura region of Algeria and decorated in a traditional geometric pattern in buff, black and red coloured slip. It was number 45 out of 51 items collected for the museum at the time please see the final 2 photos for a pot which is no. 15 of the same group (also upside down so you can see the number more easily) and this link to the other items still in the museum collection. This piece was de-accessioned by the V&A in the 1920s and owned by one family up to 2011. It is very suitable for the serious collector of ethnographic or North. Frican antiques or a museum collection. It will be very securely wrapped & protected. I have collected glass and ceramics, antiques and antiquities for many years, and my shop philosophy is to sell very good antiques at. Quickly so I do not need to carry much stock; larger shops will charge much more, but take much longer than I do to make a sale.

I try to describe everything I sell as honestly as possible, including any damage, issues, or attributions to a maker, in my descriptions. Please dont ever leave negative or neutral feedback without speaking to me we can always come to a solution. The item "Kabyle Berber Pottery Bottle Ex-V&A Museum Collected in Algeria in 1868" is in sale since Sunday, May 21, 2017. This item is in the category "Antiques\Ethnographic Antiques\African".

The seller is "1goatie" and is located in oldham. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Product: Pots/ Planters
• Primary Material: Porcelain/ Pottery
• Age: 1800-1849
• Region of Origin: African
• Original/ Repro: Original