R003512
Iznik plate
With a sloping rim on low foot, the unusually asymmetric, bold composition consists of a large saz leaf and floral sprays within a wide ‘wave and rock’ scalloped border. Condition: one clean break expertly restored.
Origin
Ottoman Turkey, Iznik
Date
Ca. 1575-1580
Diameter: 30 cm
Provenance
Artcurial, Paris, 11/04/2013, Islamic sale lot 140
Acquired there by AXIA (and exported with French passport)
Exhibited / Published
Couleurs d'Orient, Arts et arts de vivre dans l'Empire ottoman, Villa Empain, Fondation Boghossian, Brussels 18/11/2010 - 27/2/2011, (cat. p. 20)