OTTOMAN POLYCHROME TILE PANEL WITH IZNIK-INSPIRED FLORAL DECORATION

Ca. AD 1500 - 1700 A polychrome glazed ceramic tile panel painted in cobalt blue, turquoise, white and manganese brown. The upper register is decorated with a central palmette flanked by scrolling foliage and rosettes against a cobalt blue ground. A turquoise horizontal band separates it from the lower register, which depicts an ornamental vase with a bouquet of flowering stems, framed by symmetrical sprays of blue flowers and curving leaves. The panel is mounted in a rectangular wooden frame with moulded edges, resting on four short feet. Size: 255mm x 255mm; Weight: 1.23kg Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.

Estimate:£400

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