A PAIR OF SWISS JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD ZARFS
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY (LOTS 3738-3743)
嵌有珠寶的瑞士琺瑯黃金杯托一對

約1830年製於日內瓦

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嵌有珠寶的瑞士琺瑯黃金杯托一對
約1830年製於日內瓦
each 2¼ in. (58 mm.) high

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The serving of coffee in Turkey was a complex, ritualised process. It was served in small cups without handles, known as fincan, which were placed in holders known as zarflar. The word zarf comes from the Arabic word meaning container or envelope, and their purpose was to protect the cup from damage and also the fingers of the drinker from the hot liquid. Cups were typically made of porcelain, but also of glass and sometimes wood, few examples of which survive. However, because it was the zarf that was more visible, it was typically more elaborated and colourfully ornamented. Swiss boxes and objects, made in Geneva and destined for the markets in Turkey and beyond, were often brightly coloured and of unusual shape with scalloped edges, pierced bodies and set with jewels.

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