Ottoman Turkey

Lot 140. An Iznik blue and white cusped-rim pottery dish, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1570-75; 12 ¼in. (32cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 6,000 - GBP 8,000 (USD 7,536 - USD 10,048). © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.  With cusped rim, the central floral roundel surrounded by four swirling floral sprays, the rim with further simplified floral sprays, the cavetto's exterior with six cloud-like foliate motifs.  Note: The blue and white decoration of this dish which consists of four floral sprays... [Lire la suite]

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... [Lire la suite]

Lot 123. An Iznik pottery jug, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1600; 10 5/8in. (27cm.) high. Estimate GBP 4,000 - GBP 6,000 (USD 5,024 - USD 7,536). © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.  Of baluster form, short foot rising to a flaring trumpet mouth with straight handle, decorated with swaying vertical bands which alternate between a green double band and a red line over white ground, the neck with a band of small diagonal black lines, a band of blue leafy patterns below, with black highlights around the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 122. An Iznik pottery dish, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1580; 10 ½in. (26.8cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 8,000 - GBP 12,000 (USD 10,048 - USD 15,072). © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.  With sloping rim, the interior decorated in bole-red, green and blue with floral spray composed of a central group of carnations falnked by tulips and sprays of blue flowerheads, the rim with a stylised wave and rock design, the exterior with alternating flowerheads and paired tulips in green, the underside with old... [Lire la suite]

Lot 121. An Iznik pottery dish, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1570; 11 5/8in. (29.5cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 20,000 - GBP 30,000 (USD 25,120 - USD 37,680). © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.  With sloping cusped rim, the interior decorated in cobalt-blue, green and bole-red with two saz leaves enclosing rosettes and hyacinths, the rim with wave and rock design, the exterior with alternating blue and green floral motifs, the underside with old collection labels, drilled hole to foot and rim,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 301. An Iznik pottery jug, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1560; 9 7/8in. (25cm.) high. Estimate GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000. Price realised GBP 61,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2010.  Of baluster form rising from short, slightly splayed foot to tapering neck with everted mouth and shaped spout, simple handle leading from the mouth to the body, the white ground decorated in cobalt-blue, bole-red, green and black with rows of sailing vessels with striped blue sails, around them red and green stylised... [Lire la suite]

Lot 166. A rare early Iznik mosque lamp (kandil), Ottoman Turkey, circa 1512; 8½in. (21.6cm.) high. Estimate GBP 80,000 - GBP 120,000 (USD 100,480 - USD 150,720). © Christie's Image Ltd 2019 Of typical form, with cylindrical body tapering before wide flaring mouth, the white body painted in two shades of blue with a frieze of elegant palmettes on a meandering scroll, a band of strapwork roundels containing stellar motifs below, wider bands of hexagonal lozenge before the foot and mouth, the body with... [Lire la suite]

Lot 218. A calligraphic Iznik pottery tile, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1600; 13¼ x 13¼in. (33.8 x 33.8cm.). Estimate GBP 15,000 - GBP 20,000. Price realised GBP 35,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2013 Of square form, the white ground decorated in cobalt-blue, turquoise, bole-red and black with the upper right-hand corner of a black-outlined inscription in large white thuluthreserved against blue ground, the calligraphy within a turquoise outlined panel, around this a band of large flowerheads and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 198. An Iznik pottery jug, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1570; 9¼in. (23.4cm.) high. Estimate GBP 30,000 - GBP 50,000. Price realised GBP 37,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2013 Of accentuated baluster form with large belly, the dusty pink slip ground covered with blue slip arabesque panels enclosed within white arabesque ogival lattice, between plain blue bands, mouth restored. Note: The present jug is one of a very small number of Iznik vessels decorated on top of a coloured slip ground. In the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 227. A large Iznik pottery jug, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1580; 12¼in. (31cm.) high. Estimate GBP 30,000 - GBP 50,000. Price realised GBP 43,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2013 Rising from slightly flaring round foot to wide bulbous body tapering towards the shoulder, the white ground painted in cobalt-blue, bole-red, green and black, the foot with a band of strapwork, the body with a ground of elegant green fishscale set with trilobed palmettes with cusped edges framing a band of curved... [Lire la suite]