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An Iznik polychrome pottery dish, Turkey, circa 1575

Estimate

35,000 - 45,000 EUR

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Description

of shallow rounded form, painted in underglaze cobalt-blue, green and relief red, outlined in black, decorated with an asymmetrical spray of roses, prunus and tulips issued from a leafy tuft, the rim with stylised breaking wave motifs, the reverse with alternating stylised palmettes

Diam. 31,2 cm (12 1/4 in)

This lot of Persian/Iranian origin may be subject to import restrictions in some countries like the United States and some or all member countries of the Gulf Co-Operation Council. It is the buyer's responsibility to ensure that the export / import will comply with the regulations currently in place in their country of residence; A buyer's inability to export or import these lots cannot justify a sale's cancellation.

Sotheby's, London, Important Spanish and Iznik Pottery from a European Private Collection, 11 October 2006, lot 76

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An extremely rare illustrated manuscript of the Ka'banameh (A history of the Ka'ba) by Abdulrahman Gubari (d.1566), signed by Ahmad [...] al-Khatib, Kaposvár, Hungary, dated Dhu'l-Hijjah 1080 AH/April-May 1670 AD

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Ibn Battuta (d.1377), Tuhfat an-Nuzzar fi ghara'ib al-amsar wa 'aja'ib asfar, a volume from The Travels, North Africa, 17th century

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