This is a good example of its type and is identical in pattern to that on a tankard in the Topkapi Sarayi Museum.
This large dish one of five I will be listing is from a private collection formed in Turkey and purchased by me some years ago in Istanbul.
The cuerda-seca technique is where the enamels are seperated by small area which has been treated prior to glazing with a resist.
The dish has a diameter of 143/8 in. or 36.5cm.
It is in good conditioon with on;ly a couple of old chips to the rim,no restoration or breakage or cracks.
Canakkale ceramics were made from the 17thc through to the late 19thc in earthernware of a reddish or buff coloured body.The early examples are the best the 19thc pieces are interesting in their variation in design

Antique Porcelain & Pottery