Arts of the Islamic World
Arts of the Islamic World
AN IZNIK POLYCHROME POTTERY TILE, TURKEY, CIRCA 1575
Auction Closed
October 23, 04:16 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
AN IZNIK POLYCHROME POTTERY TILE, TURKEY, CIRCA 1575
of rectangular form, outlined in black with a design of interlocking scrolling cloudbands on a relief red ground, touches of underglaze dark blue and emerald green, thin blue band on one edge, set in wooden frame
10.7 by 24.7cm.
15.8 by 30cm. framed
Tiles of similar design, though with a turquoise ground, are in the Suleymaniye Mosque (1550-57) and the Tomb of Selim II (r.1574-75). An almost identical tile which must have belonged to the same frieze, as evidenced by the thin blue frame along one edge of each tile, was offered in these rooms, 24 October 2007, lot 279.