An Ottoman silver ewer and basin with Tughra of Abdulmecid (r. 1839-61) made for the Khedival court of Egypt, Turkey, mid-19th century

the fluted ewer of pyriform shape with swan-necked spout and narrow trumpet mouth, the scroll handle joined to the domed cover by a hinged foliate thumbpiece, the basin with wide fluted flaring walls, the detachable filter with pierced design of flowerheads and flowering stems, applied foliate bud finial to cover, narrow arcade of palmettes to neck and base of ewer, basin and ewer stamped with the tughra of Abdulmecid (1839-61)

In very good overall condition, as viewed.
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On the body of the ewer:

Amina Khanim

'Lady/Princess Amina'

Amina (d.1864) was the daughter of Ismail Pasha b. Ibrahim, Khedive of Egypt from 1863 until 1879, and since the ewer is stamped with the mark of the Khedival court of Egypt, we can surmise that the basin and ewer were both made for her as gifts from the court of Abdulmecid, sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1839-1861.