A large Kütahya polychrome pottery jug with moulded decoration, Turkey, 18th century
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October 25, 04:59 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
with a subglobular body, long slightly flaring neck, straight cut rim and curved handle, the body with moulding imitating a round palmette, painted in blue, green, yellow, manganese purple and red with black outlines, decorated with stylised flowers and saz leaves, the rim and shoulder decorated with bands of lobed blue motifs
18.5cm. height
A jug with a similar central moulded decoration is published in G. Kürkman, Magic of clay and fire, a History of Kütahya pottery and potters, 2006, cat. no.366, p.262.
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