An Iznik polychrome pottery dish, Turkey, circa 1570
Auction Closed
April 29, 03:14 PM GMT
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
of shallow rounded form with slightly everted cusped rim, painted in underglaze cobalt-blue, green and bole-red, outlined in black, decorated with a spray of tulips and carnations, the rim with wave and scroll motif, the reverse with alternating foliate motifs, Ralph Brocklebank collection labels dated '12.IX.XVI’ and numbered ‘28’, and '[Durlacher] 19. 6. 98 …’ to foot
32cm. diam.
Durlacher Brothers, London, circa 1898
Ex-collection Ralph Brocklebank (1840-1921), Haughton, Cheshire, by 12 September 1916;
Thence by descent
The tall, slender stems painted here relate to the flowers on a group of dishes attributed to the 1560s often made with cusped rims decorated with flowerheads flanked by paired tulips (Atasoy and Raby 1989, nos.403, 404 and 406, p.229). The composition of the present example relates most closely to one of those dishes, a dish sold at Christie's, London, 12 April 1988, lot 276 (Atasoy and Raby, op.cit., no.406). In both examples the stems feel animated, stretching and climbing upwards such that the the flower heads are placed within the curve of the cavetto of the dish.
The palette is particularly harmonious here, using a soft wash of turquoise instead of emerald green. A comparable palette, though with a slightly more contrasting cobalt, is found on a cypress-tree design dish sold at Christie's, London, 27 April 2023, lot 121.
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