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AN OTTOMAN GILT-COPPER (TOMBAK) INCENSE BURNER (BUHURDAN)
OTTOMAN TURKEY, LATE 17TH CENTURY AD
Details
AN OTTOMAN GILT-COPPER (TOMBAK) INCENSE BURNER (BUHURDAN)
OTTOMAN TURKEY, LATE 17TH CENTURY AD
Of lobed ovoid form with pierced hinged cover, supported on a trumpet base with stem resting on a circular dish with slightly upturned edges and three knop feet, the cover pierced and engraved with bands of scrolling leafy arabesques, the lobes of the base with alternating flowering narcissi, the base with a design of scrolling flowering vine, lower section with inner copper casing, gilding well preserved, hinge lacking
10 ¼in. (26.1cm.) high
OTTOMAN TURKEY, LATE 17TH CENTURY AD
Of lobed ovoid form with pierced hinged cover, supported on a trumpet base with stem resting on a circular dish with slightly upturned edges and three knop feet, the cover pierced and engraved with bands of scrolling leafy arabesques, the lobes of the base with alternating flowering narcissi, the base with a design of scrolling flowering vine, lower section with inner copper casing, gilding well preserved, hinge lacking
10 ¼in. (26.1cm.) high
Provenance
Anon sale, Christie's, London, 13 April 2010, lot 229
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