Kutahya Polychrome Ceramic Dish 1908

A rimless Kutahya pottery dish celebrating the 1908 revolution of Ottoman Turkey, ca.1908. Polychrome painted decoration consisting of a wide floral spray and an inscription in Armenian across. Literature: A similar dish with the same inscription is referenced in: Garo Kurkman, Toprak, Ates, Sir, “Magic of clay and fire: A history of Kutahya pottery and potters,” Istanbul: Suna and Inan Kirac Foundation, 1997. Page 251. Republished in 2006. Height: 1 1/2 in x diameter: 11 3/4 in.

$4,800