A PAIR OF SILVER-GILT SWEET-SMELLING GOURDS
A PAIR OF SILVER-GILT SWEET-SMELLING GOURDS

OTTOMAN TURKEY, PERIOD OF MAHMUD II, 1808-1839

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A PAIR OF SILVER-GILT SWEET-SMELLING GOURDS
OTTOMAN TURKEY, PERIOD OF MAHMUD II, 1808-1839
Comprising a parcel-gilt sweet box and a silver-gilt rose water sprinkler, the two ribbed bodies rising from luxuriant foliage to similarly abundant floral finials, the sprinkler's spout concealed in the finial's stem, the box fixed to a silver repoussé tray, the box and tray with numerous sah and tughras of Sultan Mahmud II, good condition
Sprinkler 8 7/8in. (22.5cm.) high; sweet box 8¼in. (20.8cm.) high

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