Antique Ottoman Kütahya Stonepaste Bottle Vase, 19th Century For Sale

AntiqueOttoman Kütahya Stonepaste Bottle Vase, 19th Century

A richly coloured antique Ottoman Kütahya stonepastebottle vase, made in the 19th century in the Ottoman Empire, in present-dayTurkey. The vase has a roundedglobular body, a tall cylindrical neck with a thickened rim and a low circularfoot. It is made from silica-rich stonepaste and covered with a thin white slipbeneath a transparent glaze. This technique gives the vivid underglaze paletteits clarity and intensity. Theturquoise ground is painted with almond-shaped cartouches containing verticalpalmettes. They alternate with cobalt-blue panels of flowering scrolls outlinedin black. The colours are cobalt, turquoise, dark green, yellow with blackspeckling, manganese-purple, olive and raised brick-red enamel. There is nogilding, inscription or figural decoration. Kütahya had been an important ceramic centre since the medieval period:its ceramic tradition is documented from 1377, while its workshops were alreadyactive alongside İznik by the 16th century. After the decline of İznik, Kütahyabecame the Ottoman Empire’s principal centre for painted ceramics and tiles.The city became renowned for household pottery with vivid underglaze colour,inventive floral ornament and a strong handmade character; its traditioncontinued through the Ottoman period, with a revival in the later 19th century.Kütahya ware is represented today in leading international museum collections,including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Victoria and AlbertMuseum in London and the British Museum. Theunmarked base, hand-shaped form, freely painted decoration and wear to the footdate the vase to the 19th century. Black iron-rich inclusions, small firingpinholes and a short green brush mark beneath the glaze are original workshopcharacteristics. These are part of its handmade Kütahya production. Its compact bottle form, bright colours and floral decoration make it anappealing addition to a collection of Ottoman, Turkish or Islamic ceramics.

Dimensions: Weight 272 g; height 14 cm; diameter 9.4cm.

Condition: Good antique condition. There is a chip tothe exterior of the neck, a further chip inside the neck, and two minute enamellosses to the rim. The black inclusions, pinholes and green paint mark notedabove are original manufacturing flaws.

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