Lot Essay
For a very similar tile but with the colours reversed, please see lot 330.
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OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1575
Details
AN IZNIK POLYCHROME TILE
OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1575
Part of a large single composition, the cobalt-blue ground with bold elements of interlaced white strapwork containing tendrils issuing red and green palmettes and flowerheads, rim chips
10 7/8in x 9½in. (25cm x 24.2cm.)
OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1575
Part of a large single composition, the cobalt-blue ground with bold elements of interlaced white strapwork containing tendrils issuing red and green palmettes and flowerheads, rim chips
10 7/8in x 9½in. (25cm x 24.2cm.)
Provenance
Jacques Matossian, Paris, 1960
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium