Lot Essay
The small corner of a design in the white field area indicates that this was oroginally made as part of a large tile spandrel.
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OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1575-1580
Details
AN IZNIK POTTERY TILE
OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1575-1580
Divided into two registers, the white ground of the field with a bold design of palmettes and saz leaves executed in two shades of blue together with red and turquoise, the upper register with a meandering border design of rosettes and paired tulips on a cobalt-blue ground, very slight discolouration, mounted
9½in. (24.1cm.) square
OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1575-1580
Divided into two registers, the white ground of the field with a bold design of palmettes and saz leaves executed in two shades of blue together with red and turquoise, the upper register with a meandering border design of rosettes and paired tulips on a cobalt-blue ground, very slight discolouration, mounted
9½in. (24.1cm.) square
Provenance
The Nasli M Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
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