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Lot 232

An Iznik pottery Tile Panel
Turkey, circa 1570

10 April 2008, 14:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £6,600 inc. premium

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An Iznik pottery Tile Panel
Turkey, circa 1570

formed of two square tiles, underglaze, painted in cobalt blue, turquoise, green, raised red and black outline on a white ground with elaborate stylised lotus flowers within a cusped border, the outer border decorated with scrolling Chinese cloud bands
50 x 25 cm. entire panel

Footnotes

For a tile panel with similar decoration embellishing the tomb of Selim II (AD 1524 - 1574), see Johanna Zick-Nissen, Turkische Kunst and Kultur aus Osmanischer Zeit, Frankfurt, no. 2/ 76.

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