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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-colored glazes from running into one another. This technique was created during the Seljuk (14th-15th C.) period in Persia, (modern Iran and Iraq) and eventually made it's way via Syria, Turkey, Greece, and Italy to Spain where it is used extensively in tile and pottery making even today.
There are some minor enamel losses, but considering the size of the inlays, the age of the pot, and the fact that this was made to be used as a planter, and has some holes drilled into the bottom, it has survived remarkably well. Measuring 9.5" by 12" and weighing nearly four and a half pounds , this piece is quite solid. This piece is estimated to be 100-150 years old
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19th. C. Kashmir Enamel Copper Pot
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Pre 1900 item# 526809
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This charming Kashmir enameled pot is meticulously hand carved, and enameled. It has some amazingly fine foliate detail featuring flowers and leaves, with a serpent handle, and is in excellent condition, Measuring 3.5" tall, and 2.75" across. Weighing a quarter pound this are far more solid and substantial than usual for Kashmir copperwork from this period, this pot is quite solid. This piece is estimated to be made in Kashmir 100 to 150 years ago.
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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 likely made by Nader Metalworks in Tehran in the 1950's.
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Turkish Brass Fig Perfume/Rosewater Bottle
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Pre 1950 item# 491451 (stock# BrTuPer1)
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Throughout the Islamic world, it is a tradition to greet road-weary travelers and guests with a refreshing sprinkle of rosewater or orange blossom water. This decorative Turkish fig shaped brass bottle was made for this purpose, although I have seen people buy them for use as incense burners. This piece is unusual as it has detachable fig leaves for it's design element. Standing 7 1/2" tall and measuring 3" across, this unique piece is filled with astounding charm. The bottle weighs 6 ounces before packing.
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Pierced Indo Persian Eastern Brass 23"Tray
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Pre 1970 item# 491429 (stock# BrTrIn 23)
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ndo Persian pierced brass tray is carved and pierced in a classic Islamic foliate pattern. The center features an intricate floral and leaf design There is also a sort of puffy dimensional effect to the pieceThis unusual piece measures 23" in diameter and weighs three pounds before packing. The pierced areas give this tray a lacy and delicate quality to it. Imagine it hung in the window or against a contrasting background!
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Old Middle Eastern Star Moroccan Brass Tray
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Pre 1960 item# 491426
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This brass Moroccan star tray has a great deal of detail and texture to it's traditional Berber design, this tray appears to have several dimensions of foliate textures carved into it. Meticulously hand carved, the fabrication of this type of metalwork is a dying art. Measuring 23 ", and weighing six pounds, this piece is surprisingly heavy. This piece is estimated to be 30-40 years old.
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Turkish Silvered Copper Tribal Brazier
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Pre 1960 item# 488990
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Throughout the Middle East and Central Asia, people gather around braziers of a variety of styles, to keep warm, heat tea or coffee, or cook food. This is an older piece, referred to in it's native Turkish as a Mangal.
This can be used for entertaining on your deck or patio by simply placing embers from your barbecue or fireplace into the coal pot. You can then warm tea or coffee in an Ibrik, cook shish-kabob, or use the coals for keeping your nargile (hookah or water-pipe) lit or add a pinch of bakhoor (incense) if you like. You may also prefer to use it as a very elaborate ice bucket.
This unique item measure 21" tall and 16" across at the rim. The feet extend slightly beyond the rim. It weighs 20 pounds packed.
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