Grand plat Iznik, Turquie, art ottoman, vers 1575

de forme creuse, le marli chantourné, en céramique siliceuse à décor peint en polychromie sur un fond d'engobe blanc, sous une glaçure transparente, orné d'un bouquet composé d'une tulipe, de pivoines, églantines et jacinthes, le marli à motifs de vagues et rochers, bleu et noir, le revers à motifs de rosettes alternant avec des bouquets de tulipes, un oiseau ciselé sur l'aile, probablement la marque d'un potier

Sotheby's Londres, 13 avril 1988, lot 342

F. Lehnhoff, Keramik der Islamischen Welt (Ceramics from the Islamic World), exh. cat., Munich, 1989, pp. 92-93, no.31 (ill.)

Overall good condition. there are a few scratches with chips to enamel to the rim. There are a few scratches with minor chips to the foot. The transparent glaze slightly crackled.
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