THREE IZNIK POLYCHROME POTTERY DISHES, ONE WITH A MAN, TURKEY, EARLY 17TH CENTURY |

the fritware dishes painted in underglaze blue, green, red with black outlines, featuring one with an abstract design, one with a male figure, the other with swaying flowers

Acquired in Alexandria, 1950s.
In Switzerland by 1962.
Thence by descent.

The abstract example intact, two hairline cracks, one horizontal and the other joining vertically, craquelure to glaze, the rim completely abraded, abrasion to foot with two old drill holes now broken, craquelure to glaze, small losses to glaze in centre of interior. The dish with man with few firing flaws, notably to glaze, two breaks near edges, with associated restoration, including overpainting, some abrasion along rim with few chips, drill hole to footring for hanging, craquelure to glaze and discoloration. The swaying flowers dish intact, firing issues to glaze resulting in lighter colours, notably green and outlines, scratches to glaze visible to interior and exterior, drill-hole to footring, small chips and abrasion to edge, as viewed.
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