AN IZNIK POTTERY DISHOTTOMAN TURKEY, SECOND QUARTER 17TH CENTURYAN IZNIK POTTERY DISHOTTOMAN TURKEY, SECOND QUARTER 17TH CENTURYThe white ground painted in cobalt-blue, bole-red, green and black with a central depiction of a peacock surrounded by flowers, the rim with paired leaves alternating with half flowers on blue and green ground, the reverse with alternating stylised motifs, chips to the glaze10 1/4in. (26cm.) diam.Alongside the well-known floral and geometric motifs found in Iznik of the 16th century, by the 17th century there was a growing trend of using individual animals and birds to decorate the interior of dishes. These often quite loosely drawn characters have a humour and charm to them and we find peacocks, as with the current dish, pigeons, horses (see lot 157), deer, and jackals to name a few. Other peacock dishes are found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Inv.65.103) and published in H.Bilgi, Dance of Fire, Istanbul, 2009, no.310 and no.311.细节 AN IZNIK POTTERY DISHOTTOMAN TURKEY, SECOND QUARTER 17TH CENTURYThe white ground painted in cobalt-blue, bole-red, green and black with a central depiction of a peacock surrounded by flowers, the rim with paired leaves alternating with half flowers on blue and green ground, the reverse with alternating stylised motifs, chips to the glaze10 1/4in. (26cm.) diam.