19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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AN IZNIK POTTERY DISH WITH ARABESQUE, SAZ LEAVES, AND FLORAL DECORATION
Ottoman Turkey, ca. 1550 - 1570
AN IZNIK POTTERY DISH WITH ARABESQUE, SAZ LEAVES, AND FLORAL DECORATION
Ottoman Turkey, ca. 1550 - 1570
Of shallow rounded shape, resting on a short circular foot, rising to a gently everted flattened rim, painted in bright bole red in relief, cobalt blue and copper green in black outlines against a milky white ground, the interior decorated with a central red-highlighted cusped arabesque cartouche flanked by two curved blue and green saz leaves and a crown of red plum blossom sprays (karayemiş) on the cavetto, all stemming from a tuft of green and blue grass, the rim decorated with alternating blue rosette heads and foliated red flower stems, the exterior with stylised green leaves and blue spiralling roundels against plain white ground.
29.5cm diam.
Sold for £2,706
AN IZNIK POTTERY DISH WITH ARABESQUE, SAZ LEAVES, AND FLORAL DECORATION
Ottoman Turkey, ca. 1550 - 1570
Of shallow rounded shape, resting on a short circular foot, rising to a gently everted flattened rim, painted in bright bole red in relief, cobalt blue and copper green in black outlines against a milky white ground, the interior decorated with a central red-highlighted cusped arabesque cartouche flanked by two curved blue and green saz leaves and a crown of red plum blossom sprays (karayemiş) on the cavetto, all stemming from a tuft of green and blue grass, the rim decorated with alternating blue rosette heads and foliated red flower stems, the exterior with stylised green leaves and blue spiralling roundels against plain white ground.
29.5cm diam.
Auction: Arts of India and the Islamic Lands, 19th Jun, 2025
Our specialist auction Arts of India and the Islamic Lands is now online for you to browse, peruse and fall in love with your next antique.
Among the highlights, this sale vaunts a remarkable selection of Rajput Schools paintings and an illustrated loose folio from a Timurid Haft Paykar series, all part of a private Canadian collection; several gem-studded Indian necklaces, treasured heirlooms of a local family; a notable group of Islamic manuscripts, including a geomantic tome attributed to the Nubian alchemist Dhul-Nun al-Misri; and several lots of Persian Qajar lacquer belonging to the heir of a British diplomatic family in office under Sir Denis Wright in Tehran between 1971 - 1973.
Our selected lots preview starts next week, on Tuesday 3rd June, and the full view is going to take place from Friday 13th June until the sale day.
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Viewing:
13th June - 10:00 - 17:00
14th June - 11:00 - 16:00
15th June - 11:00 - 16:00
16th June - 10:00 - 17:00
17th June - 10:00 - 17:00
18th June - 10:00 - 17:00
