A Large Iznik Pottery Dish

The white ground painted under the glaze in bole-red, cobalt-blue, green and black, the interior with a near-symmetrical arrangement of large saz leaves with two sprays of rosettes on each side issuing around a spray of carnations and stems of hyacinth, the rim decorated with half-flowerheads, the exterior with alternating cobalt flowerheads and tulips, base with overglaze ink inscription in French 'Vielle Fayence de Perse, prix 250x s[ols?]'

Estimate:£30,000

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