Iznik tile Siliceous paste with polychrome decoration... Lot 81

Iznik tile Siliceous paste with polychrome decoration painted under transparent colorless glaze. Turkey, Iznik, circa 1600, Ottoman Empire. Broken and glued, one corner missing. 24.7 x 25 x 1.8 cm This Iznik tile has a beautiful polychrome decoration, of floral motifs swirling on a white background in a central central medallion, and around plant motifs and saz leaves on a turquoise background. The Louvre holds a tile of a similar type under the inventory number OA 3919/409. It has on the back an old collection label with the number 5.