Lot 163. An Iznik pottery jug, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1590. Estimate £8,000 - £12,000 ($11,376 - $17,064). Price Realized £10,000 ($14,220). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016

Of baluster form on short foot rising to flaring mouth, simple loop handle, the white ground decorated in cobalt-blue, bole-red, green and black, the body with alternating tulip sprays with broken stems and floral sprays crossed at the base by carnations, the neck with a similar simplified design, between simple leaf and lobed motif bands; 8½in. (21.5cm.) high 

Provenance: Anon sale in these Rooms, 18 October 1994, lot 380

Christie's. ART OF THE ISLAMIC & INDIAN WORLDS, 21 April 2016, London, King Street