AN IZNIK POTTERY DISH

OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1600

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AN IZNIK POTTERY DISH
OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1600
RIMLESS WITH ROUNDED SIDES ON SHORT FOOT, THE WHITE INTERIOR WITH A BOLD SPRAY OF BLUE TULIPS AND RED CARNATIONS IN A BLUE AND GREEN NARROW LAPPET BORDER, THE UNDERSIDE WITH ALTERNATING GREEN AND BLUE FLORAL MOTIFS, THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FOOT GLAZED PLAIN BLUE, CRACKS, RIM CHIPS
9¾IN. (24.6CM.) DIAM.

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IT IS MOST UNUSUAL TO FIND A SLIP PAINTED COLOUR, IN THIS CASE LIGHT BLUE, ON A DISH OF THIS DATE. IT INDICATES THAT THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A SMALL PRODUCTION OF SLIP PAINTED WARES AT LEAST UNTIL THE END OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.

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