Lot 303
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AN IZNIK POTTERY BORDER TILE
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AN IZNIK POTTERY BORDER TILE

OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1570

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AN IZNIK POTTERY BORDER TILE
OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1570
Of rectangular form, the cobalt-blue field with cintamani roundels in white, green and red divided by paired white tiger stripes, plain red bands above and below, repaired break, area of restoration, framed
4¾ x 10in. (12.1 x 25.4cm.)
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Lot Essay

Tiles of this series are identifiable in the decoration of the Topkapi Saray Palace, including in the Hirka-i Saadet and the library of Ahmed I. A small number of related tiles have recently appeared on the art market. One of these was sold in these Rooms, 7 April 2011, lot 312; a further sold in Sotheby's, 13 April 2000, lot 111. A further example sold in these Rooms, 27 April 2004, lot 209. Another tile with the same main design but different borders is known in a Los Angeles collection (Gerard Paquin, Çintamani, Hali, Vol. 64, August 1992, pp.111 and 146).

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