An Ottoman silver hammam bowl, Turkey, probably Kayseri, 18th century
Auction Closed
March 30, 12:47 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
of rounded form with a slightly raised omphalos, the chased and Repoussé decoration consisting of a central roundel depicting a bath house (hammam), the border with scenes from the everyday life in the bath house within arched columns
21cm. diam.
Kayseri was an important centre for silver making, with a flourished community of Armenian craftsmen, active mainly in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. A nearly identical bowl attributed to the silver makers of Kayseri is published in Kürkman 1996, p.234. For further readings about the Armenian community active in Kayseri see Evans 2018, pp.233-4.
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