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Copper Silver Turkish Ibrik Pitcher
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Pre 1970 item# 933847
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The Old Bazaar
510-910-3922
$175.00
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This Turkish Anatolian pitcher is fashioned of elaborately carved copper with a cast brass handle, lid, knob, and spout tip. The lid has an onion dome shape with 12 etched lobed segments, with fish scaling tapering toward the top. The body has 9 alternating foliate medallions, the upper body has which has a lobed and fish scaled repeat of the lid. The whole piece has been silvered, and has worn areas of the underlying metal are showing through
It measures 18.5" high by 9 inches across and weighs a little over 3.5 pounds. This piece is estimated to be mid 20th century.
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Yemeni Jambiya Dagger Horn Handle Furry Sheath
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Pre 1920 item# 932504
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The Old Bazaar
510-910-3922
$550.00
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This is a very unusual and beautiful Yemeni dagger. It measures 13" long and weighs nearly a pound. The handle has two pounded coins affixed. I believe it may be either Giraffe or Rhino horn. The sheath is embellished with hand worked filigreed silver set with a piece of coral. The lower part of the sheath is made with black and white fur rather than leather, which is extremely unusual. This was made approximately 1880-1920 for ceremonial dress use, so the blade is unsharpened and chromed, a few spots of chrome have flaked off, revealing the steel beneath.
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Brass Turkish Brazier Base Scrolling Ornamentation
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Pre 1930 item# 801014
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510-910-3922
$225.00
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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 a more recent piece, likely 50 to 80 years old, 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 is a Turksh brazier or mangal. It has very elaborate scrolled foliate legs, and four rings encircling it's belly, with a fluted piecrust rim. It has through the ages become would separated from it's top and coal pot. It make a great planter or table base. This unique item measures 16.5" tall and 18" across at the rim, and weighs 13 pounds before packing.
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Greek Copper and Brass Censer Persian Influence Brazier
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Pre 1950 item# 728680
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510-910-3922
$275.00
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Vintage Brazier or Censer likely a reproduction of an earlier design. At first glance, the overall design appears to be Qajar Persian with the typical themes of birds and deer. However, it is marked with the name of the manufacturer and "made in Greece". The design is subtly carved with pierced areas which will let light through if a candle is burned within. The inside seems to be painted gold, perhaps to enhance reflectivity. This has water marks inside from previous use as a planter. The body of the piece is made of hand worked copper, and the handles are cast brass. This has three handles which is unusual for this sort of piece, possibly symbolic of the Holy Trinity.
Measuring 7" high, by 10" across, this highly unusual piece weighs about 3 pounds.
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Old Middle Eastern Arabic Large Moroccan Tray Table
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Pre 1970 item# 680381
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The Old Bazaar
510-910-3922
$475.00
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This brass Moroccan star tray has a traditional Berber design, and appears to have several dimensions of stars and foliate textures carved into it. With a classic Islamic thirteen pointed star, which points end at indentations for tea or coffee cups or glasses. Meticulously hand carved, the fabrication of this type of metalwork is a dying art. Measuring 28"across by 22" tall, and weighing nine pounds, this piece is surprisingly heavy. It comes paired with it's original base of ebonised wood embellished with brass accents. Great for an exotic or Hollywood Regency style decor. This piece is estimated to be 30-40 years old.
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Qajar Polychrome Persian Ceramic Vase Phoenix
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Pre 1960 item# 549994
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510-910-3922
$325.00
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Antique Qajar Dynasty early 20th century Islamic, Persian ceramic vase painted in blues, green, yellow, pink, brown and grey on a white background and decorated with two birds, possibly Phoenixes. The remaining background is filled in with a classic Qajar floral design. Good condition with slight crazing and glaze irregularities at the bottom. A little roughness in the glaze at the top rim. Approximately 12 inches high and 9 inches in diameter. Weight is 4.5 pounds.
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