Tile with quadripartite composition, Ottoman Turkey, Iznik, - Lot 38

Tile with quadripartite composition, Ottoman Turkey, Iznik, second half 16th century Siliceous ceramic tile with polychrome quadripartite decoration of four composite flowers facing each other in pairs, with interlacing palmettes. Size: 24.5 x 24 cm Condition: unbroken, chips and flakes at rims, glaze cracked and very slightly yellowed in places. Provenance: Georges Pelletier Collection, Marseille Georges Pelletier Collection, Marseille, estate inventory dated October 24, 1983, no. 285 Bibliography : For an almost identical, but larger, poncified tile in the Ömer Koç collection, see Hülya Bilgi, Dance of Fire, Iznik Tiles and Ceramics in the Sadberk Hanim Museum, Istanbul, 2009, cat. 113, p. 215. Similar tiles adorn the walls of the Ahmed III Library in Istanbul's Topkapi Palace. Expert: Laure SOUSTIEL