Two Iznik Polychrome Border Tiles, Turkey, circa 1580-85

both of rectangular shape, painted in underglaze cobalt blue, green and relief red with bunches of grapes and flowerheads on a wavy vine

Both in overall good condition, the larger tile missing thin red relief border line along edge, once broken in two with restoration and associated overpainting, the smaller tile with a restored and re-painted angle that was probably once chipped and along small chips along edge, as viewed.
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