Lot 228. A large Iznik calligraphic pottery tile, Turkey, second half 16th century; 26.5 by 27.4cm. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's.

fritware decorated in underglaze blue, turquoise and relief red, outlined in black, with details of a large calligraphic inscription.

inscriptions: … sahib-kiran
'… Lord of the Auspicious conjunction'.

Note: A large tile panel with similar script, in which the red bole is featured within some of the letters, is in the Ömer Koç collection (Bilgi 2015, pp.196-7, no.64).