Plat sur piédouche sinisant bleu et bleu-gris, Turquie, Iznik, art ottoman, vers 1550-60

à décor peint sur un fond d'engobe blanc, orné de rinceaux ponctués de rosettes, de feuillages et de cerises, la bordure verticale ornée d'une frise de vagues stylisées, le revers à décor de rinceaux, fractures restaurées avec des manques



 

Breaks repaired and Restoration on the left side of the border going down to the foot. Retouching over the repaired surfaces. Scratches with ships to enamel on the rim. Small scratches overall the surface inside the dish. There are areas of repairs and retouching on the foot.
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The shape of this dish, rimless on a small foot, appeared in Iznik around 1545 (Atasoy & Raby 1989, no. 27). It is unusual to have a chinese inspired design on one of these dishes, being normally used on larger vessels similar to the chinese originals, as the tazza previously offered in this sale. Iznik potters might have tested this design on different shapes, then didn't continue for all of them. Two other dishes with a similar shape and chinese inspired design are datable from the first half 16^th century (Christie's, London, 13^th October 1998, lot 213 & 214). The shape combined with the variation of this design with cherries, as on the dish in the Cinili Kösk, datable from 1550-60 (ibid. 1989, no: 373), suggest to date ours around 1550-60.

See also catalogue note on lot 110