An Iznik polychrome pottery tile, Turkey, second half 16th century

of square form, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue, green and relief red, featuring carnations and saz leaves, mounted

Sotheby's, London, 14 April 2010, lot 325, previously in a French private collection since the 1970s.

In very good condition, with minor chips to the border, mounted, the colors bright as viewed.
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This tile would have formed part of a larger installation; an identical example is in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, inv. no.EAX.3215.