

Lot 203
An Iznik pottery Dish Turkey, circa 1575
29 April 2004, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £12,547.50 inc. premium
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Turkey, circa 1575
Turkey, circa 1575
rimless, decorated in blue, green, raised red and black outline with a vase containing three large spotted tulips, flanked by two saz leaves containing a prunus spray and two further tulips, a cloud border around the edge, the exterior with small floral sprays alternating with rosettes
27.8 cm. diam.
27.8 cm. diam.
Footnotes
Tulips were a favourite motif of the Ottomans, and a main component of the so-called "Quatre Fleurs" style developed by the court artist Kara Memi (Nurhan Atasoy and Julian Raby, Iznik: The Pottery of Ottoman Turkey, London, 1989, p. 231).