circa 1565

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 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]

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 230. An Iznik blue and green pottery ‘grape’ dish, Turkey, circa 1565; 33.5cm. diam. Estimate 30,000 — 40,000 GBP (34,824 - 46,432 EUR). Unsold. Courtesy Sotheby's. of deep rounded form, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and green, a central design of bunches of grapes amongst curling leaves and tendrils, a wide cavetto with scrolling blossom, the exterior with similar blossom design. Note: This sixteenth-century dish is based on a Ming design from the... [Lire la suite]

Pair of candle holders in the shape of angels with spread wings. A follower of Palissy (Agen 1510-1589/90 Paris), a painter, potter and scholar. Polychrome earthenware. Late 16th century. H 32 cm. Courtesy Galerie ‘Art et Patrimoine’ Comparable with a pair in the Metropolitan Museum, New YorkProvenance: former Boucault collection Columbine shaped hanap, Nuremberg. Silversmith: Philip Plapert, between 1637-1665. Engraved and embossed silver. H 31.5 cm. Courtesy Galerie ‘Art et... [Lire la suite]

Lot 150. An Iznik pottery dish, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1565. Estimate GBP 20,000 - GBP 30,000 (USD 24,380 - USD 36,570). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016. With cusped sloping rim on short foot, the reverse with alternating paired tulips and flowerheads, both in cobalt blue and black, foot and rim drilled, hair crack, otherwise intact; 11¾in. (29.8cm.) diam. Christie's. Sale 12241, Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, 20 October 2016, London, King Street