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TURKEY, CIRCA 1900
Details
AN OTTOMAN SILVER-GILT SERVICE SET OF TWELVE SIDE PLATES AND TWELVE DINNER PLATES
TURKEY, CIRCA 1900
The rim marked with a crown, possibly the Khedivial crown of Egypt, and with a narrow machine-moulded palmette border, the edge slightly crenellated
9½in. (23.6cm.) and 7½in. (19cm.) diam.
8,419 g.
TURKEY, CIRCA 1900
The rim marked with a crown, possibly the Khedivial crown of Egypt, and with a narrow machine-moulded palmette border, the edge slightly crenellated
9½in. (23.6cm.) and 7½in. (19cm.) diam.
8,419 g.
Provenance
The previous owner's grandfather is thought to have brought this service back from Constantinople after the sacking of the Sultan's Palace and the subsequent auction of its contents circa 1920.
Christie's, London, 19 October 1993, lot 363
Christie's, London, 19 October 1993, lot 363