Lot 185. An Iznik blue and white pottery dish, Turkey, circa 1560-80; 31.4cm. diam. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 GBP. Lot sold 27,500 GBP. Photo Sotheby's.

of deep round form with everted rim, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue, featuring a stylised arabesque in the centre emanating foliate scrolls, surrounded by lobed archways, the rim with floral vine, exterior with Chinese-style floral stems, old collection label to underside.

Provenance: Ex-collection E.D. Pignatelli
Ex-collection Jacques Soustiel

Sotheby's. Arts of the Islamic World, Londres, 20 avr. 2016, 10:30 AM.