Antique 19th C Ottoman Persian Islamic Qajar Period Iznik Pottery Bottle Vase Sold the chapter "Big Cats" highlights

the chapter "Big Cats" highlights Smith's admiration for these powerful animals

the colorful illusions of distorted spaces interfered in everyone's daily life

the lid having a reclining putto

These bottles were used for wine and beverage decanters but also for sprinkling fragrant rosewater to welcome guests

which must be closed off before the contents could be sucked

Antique 19th C Ottoman Persian Islamic Qajar Period Iznik Pottery Bottle Vase Sold the chapter "Big Cats" highlightsSOLD A good antique 19th century Iznik style Ottoman Persian Qajar period pottery bottle vase, circa 1850. The ivory colored fritware ground with under glazed brightly colored hand painted brightly colored polychrome enamels. The form has a classic globular teardrop shaped body rising to a long tapered slender cylindrical neck. The vase is hand decorated with naturalistic motifs of gazelles and traditional vibrantly colored floral designs with black