Lot 142
  • 142

encrier de voyage ottoman (divit) en vermeil et argent, poinçon de maître Amal Hasan/ Hussey, probablement période Mahmoud II (1808-1839)

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
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Description

  • encrier de voyage ottoman (divit) en vermeil et argent, poinçon de maître Amal Hasan/ Hussey, probablement période Mahmoud II (1808-1839)
  • Long. encrier (inkstand) 22 cm, 9 5/8 in, haut. timbales (beakers) 9,5 cm, 3 3/4 in ; 495g ; 15oz 18dwt
forme classique, avec double couvercle à charnière, tughra partiellement lisible, probablement celle de Mahmoud II (1808-1839), ainsi qu'une paire de timbales en vermeil et nielle, orné d'un médaillon avec les armes du Sultan Abdulhamid II (r.1876-1909), intérieur en vermeil

inkwell with double-hinged lid, tughra partly legible, probably that of Mahmoud II (1808-1839), together with a pair of Ottoman parcel-gilt and niello beakers, a medallion with the crest of Sultan Abdulhamid II (r.1876-1909) , gilt interior



Condition

inkwell: tughra on inkwell and pencase partly visible, hilights worn, tiny dents commmensurate with use, otherwise good condition. attractive object. Niello beakers: some wear and losses to Niello ; minor signs of verdegrsi, slight misshapen, otherwise good condition.
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Catalogue Note

Le sultan Abdulhamid II accéda au trône en 1876 et y demeura jusqu'en 1909.  Ses armes peuvent être observées sur la porte Nuruosmaniye, entrée du Grand Bazar (Kapalicarsi) d'Istamboul.