A Rare Iznik Pottery Water Bottle (Surahi), Ottoman Turkey, circa 1580. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013

With drop-shaped body rising to a knop below the flaring mouth, the white body painted under the glaze in bole-red, cobalt-blue, green and black with a band of red and blue saz leaves dividing tulip and rose sprays, elongated cusped panels in a band above, between minor motif bands, the knop and upper flaring section a fired restoration; 12¾in. (32.2cm.) high. Estimate £30,000 – £50,000

Christie's. ART OF THE ISLAMIC AND INDIAN WORLDS. 25 April 2013/ London, King Street