AN OTTOMAN GILT-COPPER (TOMBAK) EWER AND BASIN
AN OTTOMAN GILT-COPPER (TOMBAK) EWER AND BASIN

OTTOMAN TURKEY, SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY

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AN OTTOMAN GILT-COPPER (TOMBAK) EWER AND BASIN
OTTOMAN TURKEY, SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY
The ewer of bulbous form tapering to the mouth with raised collar and slightly flaring rim, the stepped domed lid with rounded knop finial, curved handle and spout with flaring aperture, the body engraved with a band of stylised petals, below a series of floral bouquets suspended from vines, the lid similar, the neck stamped with a maker's mark, the basin with bulbous body and large flaring rim with ribbed decoration, the central removable openwork draining-plate rising to a central stand, the draining plate and basin similarly engraved but possibly associated
15¾in. (40cm.) high

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