Lot 224. An Iznik polychrome pottery dish with quadrupeds, Turkey, 17th century; 27.5cm. diam. Estimate £6,000 - £8,000. © Sotheby's.
of deep round form with everted rim, decorated in underglaze blue, green, brown and bole red with dark green outlines, decorated with a dog chasing a deer and a doe between stylised vegetation, remnants of old collection label to underside, one drill to the foot.
Provenance: Acquired in Alexandria, 1950s.
In Switzerland by 1962.
Thence by descent.
Sotheby's. Arts of the Islamic World, London, 24 oct. 2018, 10:30 AM