Antique 18th Century Islamic Ottoman Iznik Kutayha Pottery Plate Turkey 1750 Sculpture This very handsome country oak

This very handsome country oak press has a sptrepped cornice

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Antique 18th Century Islamic Ottoman Iznik Kutayha Pottery Plate Turkey 1750 Sculpture This very handsome country oakA good antique 18th century Ottoman Iznik Kutayha pottery plate, circa 1750. The plate with a cream glaze ground, hand painted with multi colored floral motifs of under glaze blue, green & red. The plate is decorated with typical stylized tulips, carnations and Ottoman Saz leaves & blossoms. Iznik & Kutahya are towns in Turkey with an illustrious history of hundreds of years of fine pottery making, this type of pottery is characterized by it's