Lot 227. Three Iznik polychrome pottery dishes, one with red-ground design, Turkey, circa 1600; 32cm. diam. (red ground), 29.5cm. diam. (saz leaf containing dot motifs), 25.9cm. diam. (broken carnation stem). Estimate £4,000 - £6,000. © Sotheby's.
comprising three fritware dishes, decorated in underglaze cobalt blues, green, black and bole red, one with red ground and abstract design, two with central saz leaf and floral tufts, including carnations and tulips with scroll and wave borders. Quantité: 3.
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