Kütahya tilework is being revalued

Kütahya has lived in İznik's shadow since the eighteenth century. Three years of auction results do not reverse that order — but they close the gap markedly. A plate, a ewer or a tile panel used to sell for a tenth of what an oil of the same size fetched. That ratio is now closer to a third. The reason is supply: second-hand supply in painting is flat, while pieces from private collections have returned to the market in the applied arts.