MARKED WITH THE IMPERIAL TUGRA OF ABDÜLMECID (1839-1861), ALSO STRUCK WITH THE OTTOMAN SAH MARK USED FROM 1839 TILL 1909, CIRCA 1850

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A RARE PAIR OF OTTOMAN SILVER RIMMONIM
Marked with the Imperial Tugra of Abdülmecid (1839-1861), also struck with the Ottoman Sah mark used from 1839 till 1909, circa 1850
Each set on ribbed footrim, the plain tapering stem inscribed in Hebrew with owners name: Chayyim Abulafia, the cone shaped body with floral and scroll fluted panels, applied acanthus leaves band below, cast foliate and bud finial, each clearly marked on lower part of stem, lower part of upper body and on the detachable cone shape, slightly above mid section
32.5 cm. high
804 gr. (2)

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Lot Essay

FOR COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Grafman, Rafi, Crowning Glory, Silver Torah Ornaments, of the Jewish Museum New York, New York, 1996, No. 412-420 (of these nine examples, only one was preserved as a pair)
Kürkman, Garo, Ottoman Silver Marks, Istanbul, 1966, p. 46, No.
31 and p. 55, No. 101/1

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