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AN IZNIK POTTERY TILE
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AN IZNIK POTTERY TILE

OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1580

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AN IZNIK POTTERY TILE
Ottoman Turkey, circa 1580
Of rectangular form, the white ground of the central panel with two confronted blue palmettes linked by tendrils issuing green saz leaves with red spines, the lower three sides with a border of green radiating palmettes between red stripes, chips, intact
11½ x 13¾in. (29.2 x 33.8cm.)
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

This tile shows an interesting feature in the use of the black outlines. Two different tones are used, one of which is softer, paler and definitely under the glaze. The other appears to relate to the black which are used in the cuerda seca tiles, but which appear almost to have been painted on top of the glaze before it was fired. The heavy outlines of the border palmettes show this second thicker black very clearly.

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