OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1575

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AN IZNIK POTTERY DISH
OTTOMAN TURKEY, CIRCA 1575
The white ground decorated with four sprays of red tulips, divided by arabresque roundels, the rim with stylised 'wave and rock' motif, the exterior with alternating rosettes and paired tulips, old collection label to base and rim, a drill hole to the rim and foot, intact
11 1/8in. (28.3cm.) diam.

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This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

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Lot Essay

Another Iznik dish decorated with a quatrefoil motif composed of tulips alternated with cobalt-blue roundels is in the Ömer Koç Collection (Hülya Bilgi, The Ömer Koç Iznik Collection, Istanbul, 2015, pp.316-7, no.130).

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