Lot 123
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A ENAMELLED GILT COPPER BOTTLE
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A ENAMELLED GILT COPPER BOTTLE

OTTOMAN TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY

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A ENAMELLED GILT COPPER BOTTLE
OTTOMAN TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY
The gilt copper globular body rising from trumpet foot to a long everted neck with separate domed lid with pine-cone finial, the body with two applied lion-head roundels with loops suspended from their mouths, the gilt copper body decorated with polychrome enamels in a variety of floral and geometric motifs, the body with two roundels, one containing a coat of arms, the other with the initials FS beneath a crown, areas with slight loss of enamel
14½in. (36.9cm.) high
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium

Lot Essay

This is a rare example of a late Ottoman enamelled gilt copper vessel that was specificallly made for a European patron, in this case a continental nobleman. It has unfortunately not been possible to identify the original arms.

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