Provenance
A Belgian private collection.
Woolley and Wallis, May 23, 2018, lot 482.
Warrens House, an 18th C. country house in Bramshaw, the New Forest, United Kingdom.
Description
These wares were produced in Damascus from the mid 16th C., when the Ottoman sultan, Suleyman the Magnificent, sent Iznik potters to repair and restore tilework at the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. After refurbishing the tilework, these artisans settled in Damascus, where they continued to produce tiles and vessels. While similar in style to the tiles produced in Iznik, tiles made in Syria in the Ottoman period employ a different colour palette to depict vegetal and geometric forms. Syrian ceramics did not use the crisp white ground and only rarely used the vibrant tomato red typical of Iznik ceramics. Instead, Syrian tilework tended toward a more muted colour palette of natural greens and blues.
Lot 834
A polychrome Damascus pottery border tile with floral design
16th C.
Dim: ca. 30 x 14,5 x 4,1 cm
Hammer price incl. commission
€ 1.300
This lot was sold on 5 September 2026, 9 AM (CEST) and is no longer available
Provenance
A Belgian private collection.
Woolley and Wallis, May 23, 2018, lot 482.
Warrens House, an 18th C. country house in Bramshaw, the New Forest, United Kingdom.
