8 avril 2021

Lot 80. An Iznik pottery dish, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1575; 11 1/8in. (28.3cm.) diam. Estimate: GBP 30,000 - GBP 50,000. Sold for: GBP 35,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021. The white ground decorated with four sprays of red tulips, divided by arabresque roundels, the rim with stylised 'wave and rock' motif, the exterior with alternating rosettes and paired tulips, old collection label to base and rim, a drill hole to the rim and foot, intact. Note: Another Iznik dish decorated with a quatrefoil motif composed... [Lire la suite]

Lot 79. A rimless Iznik pottery dish, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1575; 10 5/8in. (27cm.) diam. Estimate: GBP 15,000 - GBP 20,000. Sold for: GBP 17,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021. The white ground decorated in cobalt-blue, bole-red and green with a floral spray of saz leaves, carnations, tulips and other flowers, within a narrow border of scrolling vine. Note: an extended rim like most of the dishes from this period. The rimless form is known from the 1540s and is sometimes referred to as a sahan, a term... [Lire la suite]

Lot 77. A rimless Iznik pottery dish, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1530; 11 1/8in. (28.3cm.) diam. Estimate: GBP 15,000 - GBP 20,000. Sold for: GBP 18,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021. The white ground decorated in different shades of cobalt-blue with three flowering trees divided by stylised flowerheads, within an elegant meandering floral border, the exterior with a similar floral meander, repaired breaks. Note: This highly unusual rimless dish has a number of technical features that suggest it is part of an early,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 76. An Iznik pottery tile, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1570; 10 x 10 ¼in. (25.3 x 25.9cm.). Estimate: GBP 20,000 - GBP 30,000. Sold for: GBP 62,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021. Th.e white ground decorated in cobalt-blue, bole-red and green with leafy stems terminating in roses, tulips and a large carnation, the upper edge with a border of serrated leafy palmettes in cobalt-blue, intact Literature: Art ottoman: centenaire de la Maison Soustiel 1883-1983, exposition, Galerie Jean Soustiel, Paris, du... [Lire la suite]

Lot 75. An Iznik pottery tile, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1575; 10 x 10 ¼in. (25.3 x 25.9cm.). Estimate: GBP 7,000 - GBP 10,000. Sold for: GBP 17,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021. The white ground decorated with an oval cartouche enclosing a tulip and carnation spray on a cobalt-blue ground within a lobed bole-red border, each corner with part of a stylised palmette with tulips in cobalt-blue, bole-red and green, a repaired crack, otherwise in good condition. Provenance: Collection of Krishnâ Riboud (1926-2000),... [Lire la suite]

Lot 74. An Iznik pottery tile, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1570; 11 ¼ x 11 3/8in. (28.5 x 28.7cm.). Estimate: GBP 5,000 - GBP 7,000. Sold for: GBP 11,875. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021. The white ground decorated in cobalt-blue, turquoise, emerald-green and bole-red with a design of staggered cusped arabesque medallions linked by spiralling palmette vine with small saz leaf terminals, intact, very minor chips to edges. Provenance: Anon sale, Christie's London, 10 October 2006, lot 73. Christie's. Art of... [Lire la suite]