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A GEM-SET GOLD ZARF WITH TWO CERAMIC CUPS (FANCAN)
A GEM-SET GOLD ZARF WITH TWO CERAMIC CUPS (FANCAN)
A GEM-SET GOLD ZARF WITH TWO CERAMIC CUPS (FANCAN)
A GEM-SET GOLD ZARF WITH TWO CERAMIC CUPS (FANCAN)
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A GEM-SET GOLD ZARF WITH TWO CERAMIC CUPS (FANCAN)

PROBABLY SWITZERLAND FOR THE OTTOMAN MARKET, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A GEM-SET GOLD ZARF WITH TWO CERAMIC CUPS (FANCAN)
PROBABLY SWITZERLAND FOR THE OTTOMAN MARKET, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The gold body of the zarf decorated with a baroque pattern set with gemstones, incised below with stems and palmettes, narrowing to a gem-set knop and splayed foot, the rim scalloped, the interior plain with small apertures for the stones, the two cups of fine white-glazed porcelain with a flared mouth, gold bands to the mouth and foot, in satin-lined red presentation box, the gold zarf weighing 62.5g
Zarf 2 ¼in. (5.8cm.) high
Provenance
Anon. sale, Sloan and Kenyon, Chevy Chase, Maryland, 16 November 2003, lot 981

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Lot Essay

The serving of coffee in the Ottoman empire was accompanied by numerous rituals and traditions. Though the drink would be served in a small cup without a handle, which would be placed inside a gem-set holder to protect the drinker's fingers from the heat. Another gem-set zarf was sold in these Rooms, 27 June 2006, lot 49.

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