Lot 191
An large Iznik blue and white pottery Tankard Turkey, circa 1575
29 April 2004, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £65,725 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistAn large Iznik blue and white pottery Tankard
Turkey, circa 1575
Turkey, circa 1575
of cylindrical form with square section handle, decorated in shades of cobalt-blue with five floral sprays around the body, a band of reserved cloud scrolls and palmettes around the top and bottom, the handle with a ladder design
19.8 cm. high
19.8 cm. high
Footnotes
Provenance:
Sir Alan Barlow Collection;
Sir Thomas Barlow Collection.
Published:
Geza Fehervari, Islamic Pottery: A Comprehensive study based on the Barlow Collection, London, 1973, no. 272, 108a.
The decoration of this tankard is ultimately based on a Chinese 15th Century prototype.
It belongs to a group of wares that have been termed "wheatsheaf style" by Atasoy and Raby (Nurhan Atasoy and Julian Raby, Iznik: The Pottery of Ottoman Turkey, London, 1989, pp. 239-40).