An Iznik dish with horse
An Iznik pottery Dish
Turkey, 17th Century
of shallow rounded form, underglaze decorated in cobalt blue, green and raised red with black outline depicting a trotting horse surrounded by flowerheads, the rim with a band of interlocking triangles containing trefoil motifs
26 cm. diam.
Sold for £4,750 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Provenance: US private collection.

    A similar dish depicting a horse can be found in the Sadberg Hanim Museum, Istanbul (Altun, Ara et al., Sadberg Hanim Museum. Turkish Tiles and Ceramics, Istanbul, 1991, p. 30, I.33).

Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art


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