Iznik

Detail, Bowl, F1957.24. © 2022 Smithsonian Institution As our experiences become increasingly mediated by digital technologies, direct sensory perception and appreciation of the world have become all the more important. The sound of a voice, the glimpse of a painting, the taste of food, the touch of fabric, the scent of a flower—all stimulate the senses. According to classical and Arab philosophy, the five outer senses—sound, sight, taste, touch, and smell—are directly connected to the inner senses that define us as human... [Lire la suite]

Finial with confronted winged ibexes, Western Iran, Luristan, Iron Age II, early 1st millennium BC. Bronze. H 17 cm. Courtesy Galerie Kevorkian Provenance: collection of Dr T., Paris; Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 10 November 2000.This item has been checked against the Interpol database. Caliph Al-Ma'mun and the barber in the hammam. Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami. Safavid Iran, Shiraz, circa mid 16th century. Opaque watercolour, gold, silver and ink on paper. Text in black nasta'liq script.... [Lire la suite]

LONDON.- Christie’s forthcoming auction, Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Oriental Rugs and Carpets on 28 October displays a rich selection of rare objects, paintings, manuscripts and carpets from across the Middle East, India and Europe. The sale draws upon a fascinating Classical Ottoman narrative that illustrates the artistic repertoire at its most exuberant. This is led by six remarkably preserved Venetian portraits of Ottoman Sultans from a previously unknown series LINK, and two paintings from the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 301. An Iznik Pottery Dish, Circa 1680, Ottoman Turkey. Diameter 11 3/8 inches. Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000. Sold for $8,820. © 2021 William Doyle Galleries, Inc. The well painted in manganese, iron-red, sage-green and cobalt-blue with long stem peony roses and tulips about a central saz leaf, the sloping rim with a 'rock and wave' pattern border, the underside with alternating cloud and swirls, the footrim drilled for suspension.  C Estate of Sarah Belk Gambrell. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 95. A pair of Iznik pottery tiles, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1570. Each 9 ½ x 9 ½in. (24.5 x 24.5cm.). Estimate: GBP 18,000 - GBP 24,000. Sold for: GBP 21,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021. The white ground decorated in cobalt-blue, bole-red, green and turquoise with two saz leaves overlaid with tulips surrounded by flowering prunus blossoms, beneath a red cartouche with tulips, similar partial cartouches in the lower corners, blue part palmettes in the upper corners. Provenance: Ader Picard... [Lire la suite]

Lot 93. An Iznik pottery dish, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1580; 11 7/8in. (30cm.) diam. Estimate: GBP 30,000 - GBP 50,000. Sold for: GBP 37,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021. The white ground decorated in cobalt-blue, bole-red and turquoise with a central roundel containing stylised animals surrounded by radiating lobed panels, a border of overlapping cusped motifs, the exterior plain. Provenance: Sotheby's, London, 11 October 1989, lot 144. Note: This Iznik dish belongs to a group of vessels produced in the second... [Lire la suite]

Lot 92. An Iznik pottery dish, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1590; 12in. (30.6cm.) diam. Estimate: GBP 6,000 - GBP 8,000. Sold for: GBP 6,875. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021. The interior decorated in cobalt-blue, bole-red, turquoise and black on white ground with a central radiating rosette within a cloud surrounded by scrolls, within repeated overlapping lobed motif borders, the underside plain, losses to glaze around the rim, intact. Provenance: Anon. sale in these Rooms, 14 October 2003, lot 71. Note: Iznik dishes with... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 91. An Iznik pottery dish, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1590; 10 ½in. (26.7cm.) diam. Estimate: GBP 12,000 - GBP 16,000. Sold for: GBP 50,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021. The white ground decorated in green, bole-red and cobalt-blue with a central radiating roundel, within a green border with a meandering tendril issuing stylised leaves, the exterior with alternating green and blue floral motifs, minor chips to the rim, intact. Christie's. Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Oriental Rugs... [Lire la suite]

Lot 80. A monumental Iznik calligraphic tile, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1565; 12 3/8 x 21 5/8in. (31.4 x 55cm.). Estimate: GBP 150,000 - GBP 200,000. Sold for: GBP 325,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021. Forming part of a large inscription panel, the white ground decorated in cobalt-blue, bole-red and turquoise, with a flowing nasta'liq inscription surrounded by arabesque flourishes, one side with two cobalt-ground spandrels decorated with red arabesque, intact. Provenance: Boghos Ispenian family... [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]