OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1585

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AN IZNIK POTTERY JUG
OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1585
Of baluster form with short foot rising to slightly flaring mouth and with simple hoop handle , the white exterior decorated in cobalt-blue, bole-red, green and black under the clear glaze, the body and neck both with cintamani in groups of three within blue stylised pomegranates, and singly in blue roundels, with diagonal red and green tiger-stripes in the interstices, the waist with pair of black rings enclosing black marks and with blue fringed border, the mouth with black spirals between a pair of black rings, small chips to mouth, handle restored
7 7/8in. (19.8cm.) high

Provenance

Sir Alan Barlow
Lady Barlow, Cambridge

Literature

Geza Fehérvári: Islamic Pottery, a Comprehensive Survey based on the Barlow Collection, London, 1973, no.295, p.176 and pl.115.

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve. No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

A closely related jug was formerly in the Lagonico Collection, although in that example the cintamani were not enclosed within the roundels found here (John Carswell: Iznik, London, 1998, pl.62, p.83). The present jug indeed has one proper cintamani panel that has escaped being encosed in a roundel. It does not show in the present illustration but is clearly visible in the Barlow catalogue illustration noted above.

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