Iznik blue and white hexagonal tile, Turkey, circa 1540-45, 25.5cm high, 22.5cm wide. Amir Mohtashemi Ltd at Brafa Art Fair, Brussels, 21-29 january 2017.

This hexagonal tile is painted in cobalt blue and turquoise under transparent glaze on a white ground. The surface of the tile is decorated with a large star. In the centre of the star there is a blue and turquoise rosette with protruding stems terminating in various flower heads.

Two similar hexagonal blue and white tiles can be found in The Victoria & Albert Museum, London, Accession Number 1019-1892, and The Louvre, Paris, carreau a l'etoile au motif fleuri rayonnant. This group of rare blue and white hexagonal tiles have been identifed from The Cinili Hamam in Istanbul. There is another similar hexagonal blue and white Iznik tile in Bilgi, Dance of Fire: Iznik Tiles and Ceramics in The Sadberk Hanim Museum and Ömer M. Koç Collections, Sadberk Hanim Museum, Istanbul, 2009, p. 90, fig. 24.  

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