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AN OTTOMAN BLUE AND WHITE POTTERY BOWL, MILETUS WARE, TURKEY, CIRCA 15TH CENTURY
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AN OTTOMAN BLUE AND WHITE POTTERY BOWL, MILETUS WARE, TURKEY, CIRCA 15TH CENTURY
Of hemispherical shape on short foot with slightly outturned rim, the interior painted with floral sprays around a central roundel, the rim interior with an incised scrolling design on black ground, the exterior with green and yellow glazes with a simple scrolling motif 8½in. (21.5cm.) diameter
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium
Lot Essay
The interior is similar to a fragmentary bowl excavated at Iznik (Oktay Aslanapa, Serare Yetkin and Ara Altun: The Iznik Tle Kiln Excavations (the Second Round, 1981-1988), Ankara, 1989, no, p.83.)