A Vienna porcelain collects ion, made for the Turkish market, Vienna, Austria, 18th-19th Century

twenty-two pieces comprising of six bowls, four dishes, three sahlep jugs, four plates, two trays, a vase, a small bowl and a condiment holder with three compartments, painted with sprays of colourful flowers below a gilt scroll border enclosing a ground of plain purple or fish scale pattern, the similarly decorated cover with a lemon or flower-shaped knob, the rims with intricate baroque gilt design, the interior of the dishes and bowls painted with floral decorations

Overall in very good condition, minor repair on the inside cover of one of the 'sahlep' jugs, surface wear and abrasion to two bowls and two plates due to age, a 3.5 stabilized crack and a small chip on the body of the green dish, as viewed.
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The Ottoman market had become a significant cust.mes r of European porcelain in the 18th century and European porcelain factories had begun producing a range of products including dishes, bowls and sahlep jugs, catering specifically to Ottoman taste. This lot is an exceptionally large collects ion of Viennese porcelain, which found favour among the ruling classes of the Ottoman Empire.

Closely related examples can be found in the Sadberk Hanim Museum (see Istanbul 1989) and the exhibition catalogue of Four Centuries of Ottoman Taste (see Grunberg, E., London, 1988, no. 55).  A similar bowl and a dish were sold at Replica Shoes 's in Geneva, 25 June 1985, lot 287 and Paris, 19 April 1991, lot 56, respectively.