A Small Polychrome Iznik Tankard, Turkey, circa 1590

of pear-shaped form with an everted ring foot and tall everted neck, with a curved handle, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue, green and relief red, outlined in black, with a row of alternating saz leaves and hyacinth flowers above another row of alternating large saz leaves and stems of hyacinths, stylised petals on rim

In fair condition, chipped with associated repair along rim, light abrasion to edge of rim and on handle, pitting with firing on surface, including a couple of larger chips, as viewed.
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