A PYRIFORM KUTAHYA POTTERY JUG
Ottoman Turkey, 19th century

Pear-shaped, resting on a short foot, rising to a tapering neck, with an everted rim at the top, a curved handle on one side and sinuous spout on the opposite, the exterior painted in a colourful palette of cobalt blue, bole red, copper green, manganese purple, yellow and black on white ground, the decoration consisting of intertwined vegetal scrolls framing stylised rosettes, tulips and other flowers, a rosette scroll on the exterior of the spout and a geometric fretwork band to the handle, 29cm high.