Lot Essay
While coloured slips are occasionally encountered used on the underside of a 16th century Iznik dish, it is extremely rare indeed to find the green glazed foot seen on the later second dish in this lot.
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OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1620-30
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TWO IZNIK POTTERY DISHES
Ottoman Turkey, circa 1620-30
Each with sloping rim on short foot, the white interior of one with an open arrangement of interlaced peony and tulip flowers in an S-motif and scrolling border, the exterior plain, rim fritted, crack, the other with a dense arrangement of floral sprays overlaid by a scrolling hyacinth, in a border of reserved cusped panels on a green ground, the exterior with simple alternating green and blue motifs, the underside of the foot glazed bright green, rim chips, cracks
10 3/8in. (26.5cm.) and 11 3/8in. (29cm.) diam. (2)
Ottoman Turkey, circa 1620-30
Each with sloping rim on short foot, the white interior of one with an open arrangement of interlaced peony and tulip flowers in an S-motif and scrolling border, the exterior plain, rim fritted, crack, the other with a dense arrangement of floral sprays overlaid by a scrolling hyacinth, in a border of reserved cusped panels on a green ground, the exterior with simple alternating green and blue motifs, the underside of the foot glazed bright green, rim chips, cracks
10 3/8in. (26.5cm.) and 11 3/8in. (29cm.) diam. (2)
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