Lot 414
A pair of Beykoz Rosewater Sprinklers Turkey, 19th Century (4)
29 April 2004, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street£3,000 - £5,000
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Turkey, 19th Century
Turkey, 19th Century
opaque blue, with slender pear shaped body and pedestal foot, both decoraded in gilt with an inscription cartouche surrounded by foliage, with stoppers
26.4 cm. high(4)
26.4 cm. high(4)
Footnotes
The inscription reads: fashush/ zahr.
Beykoz wares with inscriptions are rare. For a tulip vase and a bird in this colour with similar gilt decoration, although without inscriptions, see Fuat Bayramoglu, Turkish glass Art and Beykoz Ware, Istanbul, 1976.