A Late Ming Dynasty Chinese polychrome-decoarted porcelain Kendi, with 19th century Ottoman silver hookah mounts

the mounts realistically pierced and cast as a basket of flowers on a neo-classical pedestal, stamped with Tughra, the globular body decorated in greens and red with acanthus leaves and panels of floral sprays

The mounts stamped to all parts with Tughra, mostly indistinct as struck through decoration. The flowers appear in good condition apart from a few out of shape to the edges. **The body - refer to Asian department**
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