AN OTTOMAN SILVER EWER AND ITS BASIN
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AN OTTOMAN SILVER EWER AND ITS BASIN

TURKEY, WITH TUGHRA OF SULTAN 'ABD AL-HAMID II (R. 1876-1909 AD)

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AN OTTOMAN SILVER EWER AND ITS BASIN
TURKEY, WITH TUGHRA OF SULTAN 'ABD AL-HAMID II (R. 1876-1909 AD)
Each with plain decoration, the ewer with squat round body rising from a straight foot to a wide gently sloping rim, the ewer with drop-shaped body, curved spout and serpentine handle in the form of a swaying foliate tendril, with hinged domed lid, with assay, sahh and tughra marks, very good condition
13 ½in. (34.4cm) high.
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