Lot 21
A CLASSIC IZNIK POTTERY DISH DECORATED WITH TULIPS AND ROSES
TURKEY, SECOND HALF OF 16TH CENTURY
Estimate: £5,000 - £7,000
Auction: 11 December 2024 from 10:00 GMT
Description
of shallow form with flattened rim, underglaze decoration in cobalt blue, bole red, green and black outline on a white ground, depicting red roses and blue tulips issuing form a leafy tuft, the rim with Chinese-inspired rock and wave motif
Dimensions
25.2cm diameter
Footnote
For a comparable Iznik dish decorated with tulips and roses, see John Carswell, Mina Moraitou and Melanie Gibson, Iznik Ceramics at the Benaki Museum, Benaki Museum - Gingko, London, 2023, p. 144. For two other similar dishes decorated with red roses, blue tulips see: Iznik – L’Aventure d’une Collection, Musee National de la Renaissance – Chateau d’Ecouen, 2005, plates. 194, 227.
