An Iznik-style pottery ewer, probably Cantagalli, Italy, 19th century

of baluster form with an ovoidal body with flattened sides on an everted foot, with loop handle and curved spout, the thin neck with central ring rising to a slightly everted and pointed top, the hinged lid with a knob-form finial, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue, green, turquoise and relief red, outlined in black with evidence of golden pigment applied over the glaze, with vegetal and floral motifs surrounding foliate frames, one containing a female figure holding a tulip and the other a palace, with richly decorated geometric designs throughout

Very minor losses to the base. Very minor abrasions to relieved surface throughout. As viewed.
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This carefully decorated ewer is not only inspired by the style of Iznik pottery, but also draws directly from 16th and 17th century designs. On one side of the body, a woman dressed in a turquoise tunic is shown holding a red tulip with her left hand. This image is almost an exact copy of the same figure found on a plate dated circa 1570, now in the Musée de la Renaissance - Château d'Écouen, DS 2145 (Hitzel and Jacotin 2005, p.295). Similarly, the image of a palace found on the reverse faithfully resembles a much earlier depiction found on a dish dated circa 1650-1675, now in the Sadberk Hanim Museum, Inv.no.9819-P.454 (Hülya Bilgi (ed.), Reunited after centuries, 2005, no.35, pp.90-1).