A pair of highly unusual Kutahya dishes
A pair of highly unusual Kutahya dishes

OTTOMAN TURKEY, 18TH CENTURY

细节
A pair of highly unusual Kutahya dishes
Ottoman Turkey, 18th Century
Each of sloping form with everted rim on short foot, the white interior painted in cobalt blue, grey and bole red with the emblem of a prancing goat within a beaded roundel, the rim with simple floral motifs on a blue ground, repaired clean breaks
8in. (21.7cm.) diameter (2)

拍品专文

These dishes are highly unusual, having a goat which is heraldic in appearance. They were possibly produced as a commission for some European family, as some Iznik ceramics had been in the 16th century.