An Iznik polychrome pottery dish, Turkey, circa 1590

of rounded form painted in underglaze cobalt blue, veridian green, relief red and black with a large cloudband clip surrounded by full and split-palmettes on a spiral ground, the rim with breaking wave motif, the reverse with alternating trefoils and spirals, label on reverse 'Rhodian or Turkish??/ unusual design [sic] of cone ornament on/ a black ammonite scroll-work ground/ 12", 16th Century/ Bought Sotheby [sic] 1932'

Sotheby's 1932