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An enamelled gilt copper (tombak) ewer and basin, Probably Diyarbakir, Eastern Turkey, or...
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Description
An enamelled gilt copper (tombak) ewer and basin,
Probably Diyarbakir, Eastern Turkey, or Balkans, 18th century,
With rounded body, on short splayed foot, with slightly waisted neck, slender curving spout and applied strap handle, domed lid with knop finial, the body decorated with fish-scale motifs regularly interrupted with roundels and obelisks containing reciprocal design, the neck and foot with engraved foliate motif, all with applied circular bosses set with polychrome enamels, the basin of rounded form with everted rim and sieve with raised stand, the rim with foliate motifs set at regular intervals with enamelled bosses, the inner cover similarly set, slight losses of enamel, handle detached at body
40.7cm. high
Provenance: Christie's 23 October 2007 Lot 116
Lot Footnotes
Provenance :
Christie's, London, 23 October 2007, lot 116
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