Lot Essay
A number of Iznik tiles of this design are known. None however are unfortunately found in the situations for which they were made. A group was re-used in the remodelling of the external wall of the Sünnet Odasi (the Circumcision Room) of the Topkapi Palace, Istanbul. Further examples can be seen in the inili Kösk, the Louvre Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum and in the Sadberk Hanim Museum. Although they are found here arranged in an overall design, those outside the Sünnet Odasi are mounted interspersed with triangular plain turquoise tiles which may have been the original concept for their display.