OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1580

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AN IZNIK POTTERY TILE
OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1580
The white ground painted under the glaze in bole-red, cobalt-blue, turquoise, green and black, depicting a large central red vase with split-palmette decoration, tulips and floral sprays either side, loss to the lower left, drill hole at top
9 ½ x 8 ½in. (24 x 21.5cm.)

Provenance

Private American collection by 1970, thence by descent

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Lot Essay

Depicting part of a sürahi or vase with tulip sprays, this Iznik tile is reminiscent of a larger complete tile panel found in the Takkeci Ibrahim Aga Mosque. Built in 1592 by Takkeci Ibrahim Aga, the similarities between the designs suggest a common source. For another example of the vase-motif replicated on tile panels, see a tile sold in these Rooms, 30 April 2004, lot 112.

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