An Iznik pottery jug. Ottoman, Turkey, circa 1580. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012, 

On short rounded foot rising to wide baluster body with slightly flaring cylindrical neck and S-shaped handle, painted in cobalt-blue, green and bole-red with pairs of tulips, stylised pomegranates and cintamani roundels, the design on painted cobalt-blue ground and divided into two registers, the handle with cobalt-blue stripes, small area of repair underneath the handle; 8¾in. (22.3cm.) high - Lot 251. Estimate £20,000 - £30,000 ($31,860 - $47,790)

Provenance: Formerly European private collection, assembled 1945-78 

Literature: Bernard Rackham, Islamic Pottery and Italian Maiolica, London, 1959, no.70 

Christie's. Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds 26 April 2012 London, King Street www.christies.com