An Ottoman repoussé silver Bowl Turkey, dated AH 1241/ AD 1825
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An Ottoman repoussé silver Bowl
Turkey, dated AH 1241/ AD 1825
of rounded form with a flat rim, decorated in repoussé, the well with a a raised central roundel containing foliate interlace surrounded by an undulating line, the rim with a scrolling foliate vine, the base with engraved inscription
23 cm. diam.; 400g.
Estimate:
£3,000 - 5,000
€3,500 - 5,900
US$ 4,600 - 7,600

Footnotes

  • Provenance: European private collection.

    The inscription reads: adile sultan hazretlerine 1241, "For Her Excellence Adile Sultan [AH] 1241[/AD 1825]"

    Adile Sultan (1825-1898) was the name of one of the daughters of Sultan Mahmud II, for whom the Adile Sultan Palace was built in 1861, and sister of the Sultans Abdulmecid I and Abdulaziz. She was an Ottoman princess, a renowned female Diwan poet and a philanthropist. A jewelled dagger belonging to her was sold previously in these rooms, Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Works of Art, 4 October 2011, lot 172.

Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art

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