Lot 115. An Iznik polychrome pottery dish, Turkey, Ottoman, 17th century. 27.4cm diam. Lot sold: 12,600 GBP (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's.

of shallow rounded form, decorated in underglaze green, red and dark blue with thick black outlines, a central saz leaf rising from a leafy tuft, flanked by stems of roses, tulips and hyacinths, the rim with alternating rosette and tulip buds, the underside with stylized blue and green patterns and old collector's label G.W.H., No. A7.

Provenance: Bonhams, Oriental & European Carpets & Islamic Works of Art including the Barlow Collection of Iznik Pottery, London, Lot 315, 24th April 1997
The Barlow Collection before 1953
Gifted by Sir Alan Barlow to the Savile Club, London, in 1953.

Literature: Fehérvári, G., Islamic Pottery. A Comprehensive Study based on the Barlow Collection, London, 1973, no. 286
Atasoy, N., and J. Raby, Iznik. The Pottery of Ottoman Turkey, London, 1989, fig. 657.

Note: The border of this piece is inspired by a group of slightly earlier Iznik ceramic dishes dated between 1565 and 1590. A comparable example with a central saz leaf was sold at Christie's, 28 October 2021, lot 95, and another was sold in these rooms 8 October 2008, presenting a similar double central border and matching leafy tuft.

Sotheby's. HOTUNG | 何東 The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung | Part II: Day. London, 8 December 2022