Treasures of Time: A Collection of Antiquities, Islamic & Chinese Art

IZNIK CINTAMANI PALACE TILE, ISTANBUL (CONSTANTINOPLE), 17TH-18TH CENTURY

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Start price: £5,000

Estimated price: £6,000 - £8,000

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This square tile features a radiant design with wavy blue lines forming an X-shaped motif on an off-white background. Each quadrant is adorned with green cloud-bands  above the distinctive Cintamani roundels in green, bole-red, and cobalt blue.

Provenance:
Previously sold at Sotheby’s on 20 May 2020, as part of lot 167 in a sale of Iznik tiles from the 16th and 17th centuries, under the “Home, Decorative & Fine Art” category.

Dimensions:
25.6 x 25.3 cm