Collector Damascus Style Iznik Ceramic Teardrop Vase

Collector Damascus Style Iznik Ceramic Teardrop Vase

This collector Damascus style Iznik ceramic teardrop vase is a handmade art piece decorated with authentic Damascus style motifs. It is a distinctive piece for collectors and a meaningful cultural gift.

Product Features

• Completely handmade.
• Produced with the traditional Iznik ceramic underglaze technique.
• Vase height: 30 cm (11.811 inch).
• Fired at 800–1000 °C.
• Presented in a velvet-covered VIP wooden box with same-day dispatch.
• English and Turkish information introducing the ceramic piece is included inside the box.
• Each Iznik ceramic piece is unique, just like a fingerprint. Even if the same product is produced again in the same way, it will not be exactly identical.
• The exact same piece you are viewing now cannot be produced again.
• We recommend purchasing the product you like immediately if it meets your needs.
• The value of Iznik ceramics never decreases, does not go out of fashion, and does not become outdated. It is an artistic heritage piece that can be passed down from generation to generation.
• For international orders, your product is handed over to the shipping carrier with ultra-protective special packaging. Estimated delivery time is 3–7 business days for European countries and the United States, and 4–9 business days for other countries. Delivery times may vary depending on the shipping carrier, customs procedures, public holidays, and local delivery processes.

Pattern Information: Damascus Style Motif

The “Damascus style” motif represents a number of meanings, including the beauty of nature, the abundance of life, and the power of the Ottoman Empire.

Beauty of Nature: The Damascus style motif is usually filled with stylized flowers and other motifs inspired by nature. This suggests that the motif is a way of representing the beauty of nature.

Abundance of Life: The Damascus style motif is often characterized by the use of lively colors. This suggests that the motif can be interpreted as representing the abundance of life.

Power of the Ottoman Empire: The Damascus style motif first developed during the rise of the Ottoman Empire. This suggests that the motif can also be seen as a way of representing Ottoman power.

The Damascus style motif is a beautiful and distinctive type of Iznik ceramic decoration. It is a reminder of Turkey’s rich history and culture and remains popular today.

“Damascus ware” is the name given to a group of ceramic vessels produced in Iznik in the mid-16th century.

Because the first examples were taken to Europe from Damascus toward the end of the 19th century, this name was given by Western collectors and was accepted without dispute for many years.

Recent studies have revealed that these pieces were not produced in Damascus but in Iznik, and that they form one of the groups representing the most accomplished examples of Iznik ceramic art.

Today, these ceramics are also known as “pomegranate-artichoke” pieces because of the decorative motifs on them. One of their most striking features is that sage green, followed by eggplant purple and black outlines, were added to the blue, white, and turquoise colors seen in Iznik ceramics from the late 15th and early 16th centuries.

In Damascus style examples, the crowded composition style of earlier periods gave way to more open arrangements, and motifs were used more sparingly.

Large plants reminiscent of pomegranates or artichokes, covered with scale-like motifs, were often placed freely, sometimes symmetrically, on a mostly white background.

Other decorative elements such as tulips, roses, carnations, trees, and saz leaves were also used in the compositions.

Prestigious and Meaningful Gift

Collector Damascus Style Iznik Ceramic Teardrop Vase stands out as a culturally valuable and prestigious gift for special guests, business partners, art lovers, collectors and refined home or office decoration.