AN OTTOMAN GOLD BOX SET WITH ENGRAVED CARNELIANS
AN OTTOMAN GOLD BOX SET WITH ENGRAVED CARNELIANS

TURKEY, 1817

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AN OTTOMAN GOLD BOX SET WITH ENGRAVED CARNELIANS
TURKEY, 1817
rectangular box with rounded corners, dated 1233 AH, the edges with scrolling repoussé decoration, an oval carnelian set in lid and base, each engraved with a personal tughra and prayers
2¼ in. (60 mm.) wide
Provenance
Christie's, South Kensington, 8 October 2010, lot 232.

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