Iznik dish, Turkey, 16th century, 28.5cm diameter. Amir Mohtashemi Ltd at Brafa Art Fair, Brussels, 21-29 january 2017.

This Iznik dish with scalloped rim is expertly painted with unusual cobalt blue double-tulips with green knots, bole red and green rosettes. The interior of the dish has a symmetrical composition of a large blue and red cypress tree. To each side of the cypress tree there is a symmetrical design of blue hyacinths with red roses and tulips. The exterior of the dish is painted with alternating cobalt blue double-tulips and green flowers outlined in black. 

Provenance: Joseph Soustiel, Paris, 1960s-70s

Amir Mohtashemi Ltd. Indian and Islamic Works of Art, 69 Kensington Church Street, London W8 4BG, United Kingdom