OTTOMAN TURKEY, 18TH CENTURY

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A LARGE KÜTAHYA POTTERY BOWL
OTTOMAN TURKEY, 18TH CENTURY
The blue-white ground decorated in yellow, bole-red, green, blue and black, the exterior with five repeating stylised leaves filled with red dots, the rim with a border of abstract polychrome motifs and red dots between two blue lines, blue stripes above the foot, the interior plain, the underside with marker's mark, hair crack at base
3 3/4in. (9.5cm.) high; 6 1/4in. (16cm.) diam.

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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

A bowl with a very similar profile can be seen in the collection of Suna and Inan Kiraç (Sebnem Akalin and Hülya Bilgi, Delights of Kütahya, Istanbul, 1997, pp.26-27). For more information about Kütahya ware, please refer to previous lot essay.

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