19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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AN IZNIK POTTERY DISH WITH SAZ LEAF AND FLORAL TRIUMPH
Ottoman Turkey, ca. 1570 - 1600
AN IZNIK POTTERY DISH WITH SAZ LEAF AND FLORAL TRIUMPH
Ottoman Turkey, ca. 1570 - 1600
Of shallow rounded shape, resting on a short circular foot with several drill holes, underglaze-painted in cobalt blue, acid green, and bole red with black outlines on milky white ground, the central field decorated with a sinuous saz leaf surrounded by a lush floral triumph with red carnations, rosettes, plum blossoms (karayemiş), and red and blue tulips stemming from a tuft of grass in the middle, the typical 'rock and wave' motif in black on the rim, the exterior with alternating green and blue-painted circles and S-like motifs.
29.7cm diameter
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000
AN IZNIK POTTERY DISH WITH SAZ LEAF AND FLORAL TRIUMPH
Ottoman Turkey, ca. 1570 - 1600
Of shallow rounded shape, resting on a short circular foot with several drill holes, underglaze-painted in cobalt blue, acid green, and bole red with black outlines on milky white ground, the central field decorated with a sinuous saz leaf surrounded by a lush floral triumph with red carnations, rosettes, plum blossoms (karayemiş), and red and blue tulips stemming from a tuft of grass in the middle, the typical 'rock and wave' motif in black on the rim, the exterior with alternating green and blue-painted circles and S-like motifs.
29.7cm diameter
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
