13th Jul, 2022 13:00

A Middle Eastern Journey

 
Lot 719
 

AN IZNIK POTTERY DISH WITH A SAZ LEAF AND RED CARNATIONS
Ottoman Turkey, ca. 1580 - 1620

AN IZNIK POTTERY DISH WITH A SAZ LEAF AND RED CARNATIONS
Ottoman Turkey, ca. 1580 - 1620

Of shallow rounded shape, resting on a short circular foot, rising to a gently everted rim, painted in bole red in relief, cobalt blue and copper green, with black outlines, all against a white ground, the interior decorated with a central floral bouquet with tulips, carnations and roses stemming from a tuft of green grass, a tall saz leaf bending through the centre of the dish and filled with small rosettes, the rim decorated with a bold black Chinese-inspired rock-and-wave motif, the exterior with green and blue spiralling roundels against a plain white ground, 29cm diam.

Provenance: Previously from a Private Swiss Collection.


 

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