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9 avril 2009

An Iznik 'Spider's Web' pottery Dish. Turkey, 17th Century

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An Iznik 'Spider's Web' pottery Dish. Turkey, 17th Century

of shallow form with sloping sides, underglaze, decorated in green, blue and black outline on a white ground with a central floral rosette surrounded by a web, within a border of geometric and floral motifs, verso with alternating floral rosettes. 28 cm. diam. Sold for £5,040

Provenance: cAcquired in Cairo in the 1950s.

Note: For a related Iznik dish with similar design, see N. Atasoy & J. Raby, Iznik, The Pottery of Ottoman Turkey, London 1989, no.664, p. 283.

Bonhams. Islamic & Indian Art, 2 Apr 2009. New Bond Street www.bonhams.com (Copyright © 2002-2009 Bonhams 1793 Ltd., Images and Text All Rights Reserved)

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