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AN IZNIK-STYLE POTTERY JUG WITH ROSETTES AND SAZ LEAVES Tehran, Qajar Iran, ca. 1880 - 1900 Of baluster shape, with a globular body resting on a short, splayed foot, rising to a tall cylindrical neck, with a curved handle on the side, painted in cobalt blue, sage green, faded manganese pink, and light green with black outlines on a white ground, the decorative repertoire and design inspired by Ottoman Iznik pottery jugs mostly produced in the 1520 - 1540s, with a prominent cobalt blue palette deprived of the mid-16th century raised bole red, featuring two horizontal bands in-filled with scrolling rosette sprays and saz leaves, chevron and fretwork bands on the handle and around the rim, shoulders and foot, 20cm high. For two analogous Iznik pottery examples presenting an almost identical decorative repertoire, size, and shape featured in the present Qajar Iznik-revival piece, please see Christie's London, 21 April 2016, lot 162, and the British Museum collection (acc. no. 1878,1230.514).
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AN IZNIK-STYLE POTTERY JUG WITH ROSETTES AND SAZ LEAVES Tehran, Qajar Iran, ca. 1880 - 1900 Of baluster shape, with a globular body resting on a short, splayed foot, rising to a tall cylindrical neck, with a curved handle on the side, painted in cobalt blue, sage green, faded manganese pink, and light green with black outlines on a white ground, the decorative repertoire and design inspired by Ottoman Iznik pottery jugs mostly produced in the 1520 - 1540s, with a prominent cobalt blue palette deprived of the mid-16th century raised bole red, featuring two horizontal bands in-filled with scrolling rosette sprays and saz leaves, chevron and fretwork bands on the handle and around the rim, shoulders and foot, 20cm high. For two analogous Iznik pottery examples presenting an almost identical decorative repertoire, size, and shape featured in the present Qajar Iznik-revival piece, please see Christie's London, 21 April 2016, lot 162, and the British Museum collection (acc. no. 1878,1230.514).
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