Lot Essay
A tile of identical design is in the British Museum (Venetia Porter, Islamic Tiles, London, 1995, no.94, p.105).
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OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1530
Details
A BLUE AND WHITE IZNIK POTTERY TILE
OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1530
Of rectangular form, the white ground painted in cobalt-blue and turquoise with a design based around a quatrefoil motif issuing four flowerheads alternating with split palmettes, the spandrels with elegant arabesque reserved against cobalt-blue ground
10 3/4 x 7 1/4in. (27.1 x 18.2cm.)
OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1530
Of rectangular form, the white ground painted in cobalt-blue and turquoise with a design based around a quatrefoil motif issuing four flowerheads alternating with split palmettes, the spandrels with elegant arabesque reserved against cobalt-blue ground
10 3/4 x 7 1/4in. (27.1 x 18.2cm.)
Provenance
Anon sale, Sotheby's, London, 11 February 1964, lot 14
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
Brought to you by
Behnaz Atighi Moghaddam
Head of Sale