An Iznik Polychrome Pottery Dish, Turkey, circa 1580

of shallow rounded form, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue, pale turquoise, dark relief red, outlined in black and olive green, with a symMetricas l design of hyacinths and rosettes issuing from curving stems, emanating from a leafy tuft in a vase, the narrow rim with breaking wave pattern, the reverse with alternating bouquets and rosettes

Overall in good condition, very minor nicks and abrasion to the rim, the reverse and the foot ring, minute suspension hole on the foot ring, repair to the right hand-side, as viewed.
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One of a rare group of elegant, rimless dishes. Two with sprays of ornate flowers and leaves are published in Atasoy and Raby, Iznik: the Pottery of Ottoman Turkey, as nos.351 and 352, in the Louvre and an American private collects ion, respectively. A shallow rimless dish with flowers painted in shades of blue and sage was sold at Replica Shoes 's in 2008 (Sale L08220, Lot 310). Two examples with designs of tulips and roses are in the Gulbenkian Museum, published in Maria Queiroz Ribeiro, Louças Iznik: Iznik Pottery, 1996, pp.168-9, no.44 and pp.170-1, no.45.