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Iznik tile Fritted ceramic, glazed white, underglaze decoration in two shades of blue, green, with iron red in light relief. Central palmette around five flowers inside, symmetrically entwined with serrated leaves. Rim chips, two restored glaze losses. 22.3 cm x 29 cm x 1.7 cm. Turkey, c. 1580. Tiles with this pattern decorate the Has Oda (the Secret Chamber) in the harem of the Topkapi Palace, which was designed during the reign of Sultan Murad III, between 1574 and 1595. A panel with nine of these tiles was sold at Christie's in London on October 12, 1981 as lot 218 and is now in the Tareq Rajab Museum in Kuwait (Fehérvári 2000, p.314, no. 377). Two further tiles are in the Khalili Collection (Geneva 1995, no. 122) and a fragment in the Sadberk Hanim Museum, Istanbul (see Ara Altun 1991, I.66). Provenance Christie's Paris auction 5457 on March 7, 2007, Art de l'Orient et Des Indes, du Xième au XXème Siècle provenant d'une collection particulière Française, lot 123. Literature Cf. Rogers (ed.), The Topkapi Saray Museum, Architecture, Boston 1988, no. 67. Cf. Ara Altun, Iznik. Turkish Tiles and Ceramics. Sadberk Hanim Museum, Istanbul 1991, p. 42, no. 66. Cf. Rogers, The Empire of the Sultans. Ottoman Art from the Khalili Collection, London 2002, p. 196, no. 133. Cf. Denny, Gardens of Paradise. 16th Century Turkish Ceramic Tiles Decoration, Istanbul 1998, pl. 80, p.146 f. Cf. Momtaz, Islamic Art. Ornament and description, London 2004, p. 45. Cf. Khalili, Tijdslijn van de Islamitische Kunst en Architectuur, Amsterdam 2006, p. 100. Cf. de Guise (ed.), Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia (Vol. II), Malaysia 2009, p. 346, Inv. 2006.2.6.
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Iznik tile Fritted ceramic, glazed white, underglaze decoration in two shades of blue, green, with iron red in light relief. Central palmette around five flowers inside, symmetrically entwined with serrated leaves. Rim chips, two restored glaze losses. 22.3 cm x 29 cm x 1.7 cm. Turkey, c. 1580. Tiles with this pattern decorate the Has Oda (the Secret Chamber) in the harem of the Topkapi Palace, which was designed during the reign of Sultan Murad III, between 1574 and 1595. A panel with nine of these tiles was sold at Christie's in London on October 12, 1981 as lot 218 and is now in the Tareq Rajab Museum in Kuwait (Fehérvári 2000, p.314, no. 377). Two further tiles are in the Khalili Collection (Geneva 1995, no. 122) and a fragment in the Sadberk Hanim Museum, Istanbul (see Ara Altun 1991, I.66). Provenance Christie's Paris auction 5457 on March 7, 2007, Art de l'Orient et Des Indes, du Xième au XXème Siècle provenant d'une collection particulière Française, lot 123. Literature Cf. Rogers (ed.), The Topkapi Saray Museum, Architecture, Boston 1988, no. 67. Cf. Ara Altun, Iznik. Turkish Tiles and Ceramics. Sadberk Hanim Museum, Istanbul 1991, p. 42, no. 66. Cf. Rogers, The Empire of the Sultans. Ottoman Art from the Khalili Collection, London 2002, p. 196, no. 133. Cf. Denny, Gardens of Paradise. 16th Century Turkish Ceramic Tiles Decoration, Istanbul 1998, pl. 80, p.146 f. Cf. Momtaz, Islamic Art. Ornament and description, London 2004, p. 45. Cf. Khalili, Tijdslijn van de Islamitische Kunst en Architectuur, Amsterdam 2006, p. 100. Cf. de Guise (ed.), Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia (Vol. II), Malaysia 2009, p. 346, Inv. 2006.2.6.
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