An Iznik pottery Dish with repeated lozenges. Turkey, 17th Century

An Iznik pottery Dish with repeated lozenges. Turkey, 17th Century

of shallow form with sloping sides, underglaze, decorated in cobalt blue, green, raised red and black outline on a white ground, with diamond-shaped lozenges, within a rock and wave border, verso with alternating floral motifs. 26 cm. diam. Sold for £7,200

Provenance:  Acquired in Cairo in the 1950s.

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