Lot Essay
A very similar group of four tiles, which also included a fifth tile which formed a composition between the two cartouches of a cusped quatrefoil, was sold at Sotheby's, 25 April 1991, lot 930
OTTOMAN SYRIA, CIRCA 1550
Details
FOUR UNDERGLAZE PAINTED BORDER TILES FROM THE DOME OF THE ROCK
OTTOMAN SYRIA, CIRCA 1550
The square tiles painted in black, cobalt, turquoise and white under a clear glaze with a stylised peony within a cusped cartouche, surrounded by black and turquoise borders, each pair of tiles forming a complete composition, small areas of restoration, chips
Each tile 7½in. (19cm.) square (4)
OTTOMAN SYRIA, CIRCA 1550
The square tiles painted in black, cobalt, turquoise and white under a clear glaze with a stylised peony within a cusped cartouche, surrounded by black and turquoise borders, each pair of tiles forming a complete composition, small areas of restoration, chips
Each tile 7½in. (19cm.) square (4)
Provenance
Purchased in Jerusalem in the 1950s