Antique 18th Century Islamic Ottoman Iznik Kutayha Pottery Plate Turkey 1750 Sold A varnish oil medium was

A varnish oil medium was used as vehicle to grind his powdered pigments into paint and then used to help apply thin layers of paint which he could easily blend

but stayed there for many years

conscious break with all values he identifies as anti-human

and adorned with bronze applique masks with foliate & floral panels in between

most likely by Phillippe-Joseph Brocard (1831-1896)

Antique 18th Century Islamic Ottoman Iznik Kutayha Pottery Plate Turkey 1750 Sold A varnish oil medium wasA good antique 18th century Ottoman Iznik Kutayha pottery plate, circa 1750. The plate with a cream glaze ground, hand painted with multi colored floral motifs of under glaze blue, green & red. The plate is decorated with typical stylized tulips, carnations and Ottoman Saz leaves & blossoms. Iznik & Kutahya are towns in Turkey with an illustrious history of hundreds of years of fine pottery making, this type of pottery is characterized by it's