Turkish Silvered Copper Tray Hunting Islamic Script
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Pre 1950 item# 550073
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Silvered Copper Ottoman (Turkish) hunting tray has a great deal of detail and textures to it's traditional design. There is a hunter on horseback flanked by two lions. There are houses and trees in the background as well. There is a wide border of Islamic calligraphy surrounding the central medallion. The pie crust rim is 1 1/4" high, and the rigidness of this tray makes it suitable for use as a table. There is a bale soldered onto the back for hanging on the wall. The fabricatio ...click for details
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Mamluk Arab Middle Eastern Silver Inlaid Brass Vase
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Pre 1910 item# 547373
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An unusual Mamluk revival vase wit unusual cutouts, and an unusual insert good for adapting as an incense burner or candleholder. This vase has three different cartouches with simple quatrefoil medallions in between. There are also chain details encircleing the vase near the top and bottom. The vase measures 4 3/4" tall and 4" wide, and weighs 6 ounces. The original patina remains intact, and the piece is overall in good condition, cosidering the age of the piece.
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Syrian Brass Pot with Islamic Calligraphy
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Pre 1900 item# 547068
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Syrian Brass pot ca. 1870 - 1900. It features alternating trefoil semi medallions and cartouches. A slight cross hatch texture fills in the background. An endless knot design runs along the top and lower belly of the pot, framing the design in a classic Mamluk design. It measures 9.5" across, by 4.5" high, and weighs a little under 2 pounds. There are some slight bumps consistent with a piece this age.
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Syrian 19th C. Copper Enameled Pot Lamp
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Pre 1900 item# 526814
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Lovingly hand crafted, this 19th century enameled pot was made in Damascus or Aleppo Syria using a Cuerda Seca style of enameling.
Cuerda Seca enamelling is done in the following manner: The design is stamped or carved into the surface after which colored glazes are applied. The contours of the designs are detailed with a mixture of beeswax or vegetable fat and manganese oxide. During the firing, the wax or fat burns ...click for details
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Large 19th C. Syrian Cuerda Seca Enameled Copper Pot
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Pre 1900 item# 526811 (stock# CoSyEn12)
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Lovingly hand crafted, this 19th century enameled pot was made in Damascus or Aleppo Syria using a Cuerda Seca style of enamelling. Cuerda Seca enamelling is done in the following manner: The design is stamped or carved into the surface after which colored glazes are applied. The contours of the designs are detailed with a mixture of beeswax or vegetable fat and manganese oxide. During the firing, the wax or fat burns away producing contours of red or black that also prevent the differently-colo ...click for details
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Carved Persian Copper Ice Bucket Ancient Kings
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Pre 1960 item# 496991
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Elaborately detailed brass ice bucket from Iran. This type of carved and pounded metalwork is referred to as Ghalamzani, and is carved with a scalpel like tool. It measures 13" to the top knob by 8" in diameter, and weighs a little over 4.5 pounds. It has a tinned metal liner for the ice chamber. Primary design features Ancient Achmenid kings, also profuse foliate ornamentation throughout the body and top of the bucket. The cast handles feature pairs of brass fish. This was most ...click for details
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