拍品 186
  • 186

A MONUMENTAL IZNIK POLYCHROME POTTERY TANKARD, TURKEY, CIRCA 1575-80 |

估價
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
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描述

  • 27.5cm. height15.2cm. diam.
fritware cylindrical body painted under the glaze in cobalt blue, green and bole red with black outlines, with curved saz leaves, overlapping roses, florettes and two cypress trees, square-shaped handle

Condition

Breaks and associated restoration including overpainting, now slightly discoloured as visible to interior, some abrasion to rim and minor chip to handle, collection label to underside, as viewed.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

拍品資料及來源

This is an extremely rare model of an over-sized tankard, most known examples measuring in the region of twenty to twenty-three centimeters. Derived from a European form typically constructed in leather or carved from wood, the tankard form, or hanap, was produced by the Ottomans in both ceramic and metal. The decoration corresponds to the 'cypress-tree' design, a term used by Nurhan Atasoy and Julian Raby in their comprehensive work on Iznik pottery (Atasoy and Raby 1989, p.235). It was applied on dishes (see ibid. nos.431-4), bottle vases (see British Museum, London, inv. no.A 1437) and more rarely on tankards such as this one (further comparables with cypress trees are in the British Museum, inv. no.G.59 and the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, inv. no.C.1-1950).