Fine Iznik Ewer
17th-18th century

Iznik globular rose water ewer featuring a Makara-headed spout and elegant handle suggestive of a raised tail, like a deer in flight. The top knob and body are in arabesque style. Interior clay body is of iznik white paste, underglazed with Mohammedan cobalt blue, while the motif is painted in an asymmetrical arrangement of floral sprays including tulips and carnations. Colors include blue, green, turquoise, Armenian bright yellow, and an unusual 22k gold underglaze.

CONDITION:
Effective repairs to finial and base (not visible when upright ). Early addition of gilded copper metalwork to spout and top.

MEASUREMENTS:
Height 18 in, Spout to Handle 10 in
Body 9 in, Base 6.5 in

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REMARKS:

Rose water ewers of this type are extremely rare, and this particular piece may have been a special commission given as a gift. The ewer was used as libations in hand washing prior dinners and after. The massive size of this ewer would have been used by a servant for large grouping of house guests. Only one other example have I seen, where a thermolumination test was done. The thermolumination test revealed it to be of old construction c17-18th century.

Photos of the other ewer would be given upon request with the test and its results.