AN OTTOMAN REPOUSSÉ SILVER-GILT BOWL

CONSTANTINOPLE, TURKEY, WITH TUGHRA OF SULTAN SELIM III (R.1789-1807)

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AN OTTOMAN REPOUSSÉ SILVER-GILT BOWL
CONSTANTINOPLE, TURKEY, WITH TUGHRA OF SULTAN SELIM III (R.1789-1807)
On plain base, the repoussé decoration consisting of a raised central boss with Saint George and the Dragon, framed with scrolling tendrils, the cavetto with the twelve apostles under arches supported by stylised corinthian columns, each identified in Greek, the rim with tughra
6¼in. (15.5cm.) diam.

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Lot Essay

The tughra mark on this bowl, of which the lower part is illegible, is that of a sultan whose father was named Mustafa. Although Sultan Mahmud I and Sultan 'Uthman III were both sons of Sultan Mustafa II (r. 1695-1703) it is very probable that the sultan whose tughra is on this bowl was Mustafa III's son. Sultan Selim III (r. 1789-1807) is the only son of Mustafa III to have reigned. It is very probable that this bowl was made during his reign.

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