18 cm Turkish Plate Iznik Collection

Turkish 18 cm Plate Iznik Collection in colourful flower

Iznik collection pottery, named after the town of İznik in western Anatolia where it was made, is a decorated ceramic that is being produced since the last quarter of the 15th century as a traditional art of Turkey (previously called Ottoman Empire until 1923)

Initially, turquoise was combined with the dark shade of cobalt blue and then the pastel shades of sage green and pale purple were added. Also, a few other colours were introduced to Iznik collection after that.

From the last decade of the century there was a marked deterioration in quality and although production continued during the 17th century the designs were poor, and the city's role as primary ceramics producer was taken by Kutahya.

Item details

Traditional Iznik art designs

Handmade & hand-painted 

18 cm diameter