Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 20th February 2018

Lot 83

A Kutahya (Turkey) pottery hanging ornament 18th century

Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £1900

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Description

A Kutahya (Turkey) pottery hanging ornament 18th century, the ovoid form painted in a simple palette of black, manganese and turquoise with winged maskheads between cross crosslets, fitted with a later metal suspension hook, the pottery 9.5cm.

Provenance: from the collection of Dr Venetia Newall.

Illustrated: Dr Venetia Newall, An Egg at Easter, col.pl. VII.