TWO MULTAN TILES, PUNJAB, PAKISTAN, MID-19TH CENTURY glazed red earthenware, painted with chevron design in cobalt and turquoise, the cobalt bands decorated with stylised lotus motifs 30 x 22 x 2.5cm Tiles painted with chevron designs are usually restricted to pillars and pilasters, something which is suggested by the deep undercutting on the long edges of these tiles. For similar tiles on the 19th century Sadozai mosque in Multan, see Abdul Hamid Akhund and Nasreen Askari, Tale of the Tile, Karachi 2011, fig.282, p.173. Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.