A RARE YELLOW AND SILVER-SPLASHED HORSE-SHAPED CHANAKKALE POTTERY AQUAMANILE
Chanakkale, Ottoman Turkey, 19th century

A RARE YELLOW AND SILVER-SPLASHED HORSE-SHAPED CHANAKKALE POTTERY AQUAMANILE
Chanakkale, Ottoman Turkey, 19th century

In the shape of a horse, the four cylindrical legs resting on rounded feet pierced in the middle, with a flared waist and tall, slender neck, the exaggerated mouth with a cylindrical spout, the back with a circular opening to fill in the aquamanile with water, the reddish earthenware body splashed with yellow and silver strokes and decorated with an applied rosette medallion on the chest and twisted reins on the back, 23.5cm x 21cm.

A similar animal-shaped Chanakkale pottery aquamanile was successfully sold in the first Islamic art auction held in these Rooms, 27 October 2017, lot 157.

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Dimensions: 23.5cm x 21cm