Iznik pottery

Lot 56. An important Iznik pottery water bottle (surahi) Turkey, circa 1575. Estimate: £100,000-200,000. Sold. Photo: Bonhams. LONDON.- A rare and important 16th century Iznik pottery water bottle known as a surahi is to be offered at Bonhams Islamic and Indian Art sale in London on Tuesday 23 May 2023. Made in Turkey in around 1575, the 37.8 cm. high bottle is estimated at £100,000-200,000.The water bottle comes from the collection of the Rolin family. The Belgian businessman Leon Rolin (1871-1950), nicknamed 'The... [Lire la suite]

Lot 120. An Iznik blue and white pottery bowl, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1530; 10cm high; 18.7cm diam. Price realised GBP 15,120 (Estimate GBP 15,000 – GBP 20,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2023 Of hemispherical form, rising from short foot, the white interior decorated in blue and turquoise with a central roundel issuing swirling leaves against a cobalt-blue ground, the cavetto with alternating design of cypress trees and floral sprays framed within cusped arches, the exterior with a... [Lire la suite]

 Lot 86. An Iznik pottery jug, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1580; 9in. (22.8cm.) high. Price realised GBP 106,250 (Estimate GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2021 The accentuated baluster body decorated in cobalt-blue, green and bole-red on white ground with blue fish-scale motifs, overlaid by alternating red lobed panels and green and red cintamani motifs. Provenance: Purchased by present owner in 1980. Note: The use of elegant fish-scale pattern which covers... [Lire la suite]

Lot 42. An Iznik pottery tile, Turkey, 16th Century; 23.4 x 23.4 max. Est: £2,000 - £3,000. Sold: £2,000. Courtesy Bonhams. of irregular form, the white ground decorated in cobalt-blue and turquoise with a central rosette issuing tendrils overlaid with palmettes forming a quatrefoil lattice, surrounded by flowerheads and medallions containing palmettes. Bonhams. Islamic and Indian Art, London, March 30, 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 92. Plat tabak à la rosette, Turquie ottomane, Iznik, début XVIIe siècle. Diamètre : 26 cm. Estimation :  1 800 € - 2 000 €. Courtesy Ader. En céramique siliceuse à décor polychrome sur fond blanc sous glaçure transparente, d’une rosette rouge rayonnante, l’aile ornée de triangles abritant des demi-fleurs.Éclats et plusieurs cassures recollées. Arts de l'Islam et de l'Inde chez Ader, 26 février 2021, Drouot Richelieu - 9, rue Drouot - Salle 7 - 75009 Paris. Marie-Christine DAVID, Expert SFEP.

Lot 119. An extremely large and impressive Iznik pottery dish, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1590; 16in. (41cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 25,000 - GBP 35,000. Price realised GBP 43,750. Courtesy Sotheby's. With sloping rim on short foot, the white interior painted under the glaze in bole-red, cobalt-blue, green and black with a symmetrical floral design of red roses and blue tulips, in a stylised 'wave-and-rock' border, the underside with green rosettes alternating with paired blue tulips, repaired break. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 115. A rimless Iznik pottery 'grape' dish, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1565; 13 1/8in. (33.5cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 20,000 - GBP 30,000. Price realised GBP 37,500. Courtesy Sotheby's. With curving sides on short foot, the white interior decorated in cobalt-blue and green with a central roundel comprising three large bunches of grapes amongst spiralling tendrils and scalloped leaves, the wide cavetto with scrolling floral vines and leaves, the exterior with a similar scrolling design. Note: The... [Lire la suite]