AN IZNIK POTTERY DISH

OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1550

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AN IZNIK POTTERY DISH
OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1550
OF SHALLOW FORM WITH SLIGHTLY EVERTED RIM ON SHORT FOOT, THE WHITE INTERIOR PAINTED IN COBALT BLUE WITH A PSEUDO CHINESE DESIGN OF BLOSSOMS SURROUNDING A ROUNDEL DIVIDED INTO FOUR, THE RIM WITH A BAND OF DIAMOND MOTIFS, THE UNDERSIDE WITH SIMILAR BLOSSOMS AND CLOUDBANDS, FOOT DRILLED, AREAS OF RESTORATION TO RIM
7IN. (17.5CM.) DIAM.

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THIS DISH BELONGS TO A SMALL BUT FASCINATING GROUP OF BLUE AND WHITE IZNIK CERAMICS WHICH HAVE RECENTLY APPEARED ON THE MARKET. ALL THE PIECES ARE INSPIRED BY CHINESE PROTOTYPES OF THE EARLY MING PERIOD AND ARE PAINTED SOLELY IN COBALT BLUE ON WHITE WITH VARYING DEGREES OF INTENSITY OF BLUE, IMITATING THE PROPENSITY OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE WARES OF THE PERIOD TO "HEAPING AND PILING". FOR OTHER EXAMPLES SEE CHRISTIE'S, 25TH APRIL 1997, LOT 335 AND 14TH OCTOBER 1997, LOT 406

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