Lot Essay
The inscription around the neck gives the name of 'Abdullah Agha Miknas, Governor of Suez, Egypt, and the date of AH 1234/1818-9 AD
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OTTOMAN TURKEY, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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A TINNED-COPPER (TOMBAK) EWER
OTTOMAN TURKEY, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The body rounded at base and tapering towards the shoulder, the neck marked with three joining rings, with bulbous lid and floral finial, with curving brass handle and double-curve brass spout, the body and lid engraved with floral sprays and garlands, an inscription in naskh script within a cusped medallion reading sahib 'Abdullah Agha Miknash muhafiz al-Swais 1234, tinning mostly rubbed
12½in. (31.8cm.) high
OTTOMAN TURKEY, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The body rounded at base and tapering towards the shoulder, the neck marked with three joining rings, with bulbous lid and floral finial, with curving brass handle and double-curve brass spout, the body and lid engraved with floral sprays and garlands, an inscription in naskh script within a cusped medallion reading sahib 'Abdullah Agha Miknash muhafiz al-Swais 1234, tinning mostly rubbed
12½in. (31.8cm.) high
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