Lot 307

IZNIK-STYLE RIMLESS POTTERY DISH WITH SAZ LEAF
19TH CENTURY




Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 16 May 2023 from 10:00 BST
Description
of circular form with short upright rim on a short foot, underglaze painting in blue, turquoise, bole red and black outline on an off-white ground, decorated with a saz leaf, carnations and roses issuing from a leafy tuft, the rim with a repeat zig-zag pattern, verso decorated with blue and turquoise flowerheads, with glaze scratched off in the middle
Dimensions
33.5cm diameter
Provenance
Provenance: Private collection of a notable Ottoman family in London.
The collection is from a notable Ottoman land-owning family, that married over generations into the Sultans’ court. Some were judges, civil servants and vizirs in the Damascus vilayet, as well as members of parliament to the Sublime Porte.



