Rare carreau Iznik aux "çintamani", Turquie, art ottoman, vers 1560

de forme rectangulaire, en céramique siliceuse à décor peint en bleu de cobalt, turquoise, rouge et vert, surligné en noir, sur un fond d'engobe blanc, sous une glaçure plombifère transparente, orné de sequins alternant avec des "lèvres de Bouddha"; ébréchures sur les bords avec quelques éclats

French Private Collection, since 1970's.

Colours are lighter and brighter than on the catalogue illustration chips on the edges small scratches over the glaze surface original firing defect on the bottom visible on catalogue illustration
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See note on lot 114.