Lot 124. An Iznik pottery dish, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1560; 12 ½in. (31.7cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 15,000 - GBP 20,000 (USD 18,840 - USD 25,120). © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. 

With sloping cusped rim, the white interior decorated in bole-red, sage green, black and two shades of blue, with a dense floral spray of carnations and a single tulip flanked by two hyacinth branches, the rim with paired tulips and single cintamani roundels, the exterior with alternating blue flowerheads and foliate motifs, old collection labels, some restoration to the rim. 

Provenance: Collection Rudolf Graf von Hoyos-Sprinzenstein (1821-1896), Vienna.
1897 Sold at Auction: Katalog der... Kunstsammlung Graf Rudolf Hoyos (XCIV. Kunstauktion H. O. Mietke), Vienna, 26 April 1897.

Christie's. Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds Including Oriental Rugs and Carpets, London, 2 April 2020