An Iznik polychrome pottery jug with palmettes, Turkey, circa 1580. Estimation 30,000 — 40,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's.

of pear-shaped form with flaring neck and applied serpentine handle on short foot, painted under the glaze in cobalt blue and green with black outlines, featuring entwining palmettes, the neck painted ensuite, the handle with cursory blue dashes, old collection label to underside; 19.5cm. height

Provenance: Formerly in a prestigious European family collection formed in the first half of the twentieth century

Sotheby's. Arts of the Islamic World, Londres, 22 avr. 2015