Property of a Scandinavian Gentleman
An Iznik polychrome pottery tile, Turkey, circa 1575
Auction Closed
April 26, 01:36 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
of rectangular form, painted cobalt blue, turquoise, viridian green, relief red and outlined in black, the upper register decorated with scrolling cloud-bands entwined with foliate vines issuing rosettes and lotus palmettes, the lower register with an arcade of major and minor palmettes
24.4 by 16.4cm.
Ex-private collection, Sweden, 1970s.
Acquired by the present owner in the early 1990s.
Acquired by the present owner in the early 1990s.
Tiles with similar stylisation of the cloud-bands are seen on the mausoleum of Murad III in Istanbul, circa 1600 (Denny 2015, p.112) and the arcade of major and minor composite palmettes echo the decoration around the dome of the Mosque of Sokullu Mehmed Pasha, circa 1572 (ibid., p.105).
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