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Lot Essay
A pair of tombak ewers exhibited in the Kyburg Gallery, London, in 1988 are of exactly the same shape as ours and are decorated with very similar decoration composed of acanthus leaves and floral sprays. Both of those ewers retained their chains linking the screwing stoppers and lids to the bodies. This type of ewer was supposedly made to bring back holy water from the well of zam zam after the pilgrimage to Mecca (E. Grünberg & E. M. Torn, Four Centuries of Ottoman Taste, London, 1988, cat.40).
Another comparable ewer is in the Aron Collection (James W. Allan, Metalwork of the Islamic World, p.114-5, cat.24). With another ewer of related form sold in these Rooms, 5 October 2010, lot 317, they are all very good examples of the Ottoman baroque style which starts developing during the reign of Ahmed III (r.1703-1730).
Another comparable ewer is in the Aron Collection (James W. Allan, Metalwork of the Islamic World, p.114-5, cat.24). With another ewer of related form sold in these Rooms, 5 October 2010, lot 317, they are all very good examples of the Ottoman baroque style which starts developing during the reign of Ahmed III (r.1703-1730).