An Iznik polychrome pottery jug with palmettes, Turkey, circa 1580

of pear-shaped form with flaring neck and applied serpentine handle on short foot, painted under the glaze in cobalt blue and green with black outlines, featuring entwining palmettes, the neck painted ensuite, the handle with cursory blue dashes, old collection label to underside

Formerly in a prestigious European family collection formed in the first half of the twentieth century

In overall good condition, some chips along rim and base of foot, hairline scratches in glaze, old collection label to underside, as viewed.
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