AN IZNIK POTTERY DISH WITH FLORAL MOTIFS
Ottoman Turkey, late 16th century

Of shallow rounded shape, resting on a short circular foot, rising to a gently everted and splayed rim, underglaze painted in cobalt blue, bole red in relief, copper green within black outlines on a milky white ground, the interior decorated with a lush floral bouquet stemming from a tuft of blue and green grass, featuring red-spotted blue tulips, carnations, red rosettes and blossoms, and green foliage, the rim painted in black with the typical Chinese-inspired 'rock and wave' motif, the exterior with a band of green and blue spiraling roundels on white ground, 30cm diam.

An almost identical Iznik pottery dish was successfully sold in these Rooms earlier this year, 29 April 2022, lot 316.