Lot 238
  • 238

An Ottoman silver repoussé jewellery box with tughra of Sultan Abdulhamid II (r.1876-1909), Turkey, circa 1900

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • silver
worked in repoussé, with bands of floral decoration, with a hinged lid with en suite decoration topped by a gilt finial featuring a bird amidst floral blossoms, with two handles and key for locking, tughra mark near keyhold

Condition

In overall good condition, very few patches of oxidisation to interior, assay test line to lid, tughra to body near key-hole, functioning key, as viewed.
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