Tabak dish with bouquet decoration, Ottoman Turkey, Iznik, second half of the 16th century Siliceous ceramic with painted decoration on slip under transparent glaze of a bouquet of blooming and budding rosettes, tulips and two saz leaves arranged in symmetry, the thin stems held by two red clasps. Marli curved with stylized decoration of waves and blue scaled rocks. On the back, alternating tri-lobed leaves and rosettes. Labels "886" on the heel and "135" on the marli. Diameter : 29 cm A missing edge, cracks, some chips and scratches, a hole in the heel. An Ottoman Iznik Fritware Dish Tabak, Turkey, second half of the 16th century Private collection in Paris from 1975 to 2000 - first part (lots 120 to 173).