OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1565-75

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A LARGE IZNIK POTTERY TILE
OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1565-75
The white ground decorated with paired saz leaves containing prunus blossoms surrounded by stylised lotus palmettes and vine in cobalt-blue, turquoise and bole-red, minor chips to edges, intact
12 5/8 x 12 3/8in. (31.9 x 31.5cm.)

Provenance

Anon sale, François de Ricqlès, Arts d'Orient, Paris, 13 November 2001, lot 138

Special notice

This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

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Lot Essay

The design of this tile is found on similar Iznik tiles but on a smaller scale, see, for example, A. Altun, J. Carswell and G. Oney, Turkish Tiles and Ceramics, Istanbul, 1991, p.42, no.I.65. The present example is remarkable, however, for its large size and impressive scale that gives even more impact to the bold cobalt saz leaves and spiralling vine. An almost identical tile of equally large size is in the Musée des Art Décoratifs, Paris (Don Jules Maciet, 6 mai 1896 Inv.8370, see, Rémi Labrusse, Pur Décors, Arts de l’Islam, regards du XIXe siècle, Paris, 2007, p.334, no.114).

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