Elegant Large 32cm High Antique Moroccan Moorish Style Brass Coffee Pot with Long Spout and Scroll Shaped Handle

THIS IS AN ELEGANT LARGE 32CM HIGH ANTIQUE MOROCCAN MOORISH STYLE BRASS COFFEE POT. WITH LONG ELEPHANT TRUNK LIKE SPOUT AND SCROLL SHAPED HANDLE. IN GOOD CONDITION.
 
WHEN ONE THINK OF THE CLASSIC ARABIAN COFFEE POTS (OR DALLAH) THE DISTINCT DALAH WITH ITS LONG BROAD BEAKLIKE SPOUT FIRST COMES TO MIND. DALLAHS COME HOWEVER IN ANOTHER LESSER KNOWN SHAPE AS WELL WITH LONG NARROW SPOUTS AND CURVED HANDLES. In Bedouin culture, the Dallah, or coffee pot, represents generosity and hospitality. Displaying one also means that a person has enough wealth to entertain others comfortably. 
 
Coffee was first brewed in Yemen around the 9th century. In its earliest days, coffee helped Sufis stay up during late nights of devotion. Later brought to Cairo by a group of students, the coffee buzz soon caught on around the world. By the 13th century it reached Turkey, but not until the 16th century did the beans start boiling in Europe, brought to Italy by a Venetian trader.
 
Coffee pots are taller and slenderer. This is to maintain the heat level as coffee cools more quickly than tea. Additionally, tea water is usually heated to boiling, a higher temperature than coffee. Retaining heat is also the reason the spout is generally located at the bottom of the pot. The longer spout keeps the cooler air at a distance from the coffee.  It also ensures the liquid is not poured out too quickly as the pot is turned for serving into a cup. The handle on a coffee pot is usually attached near the lid and near the bottom of the pot.  This long handle helps to balance it when pouring from the tall pot. 
 
OUR COFFEE POT OR DALAH IS A MOROCCAN MOORISH STYLE MIDDLE EASTERN ISLAMIC BRASS COFFEE POT. HANDCRAFTED WITH HAND CAST LONG BRASS HANDLE AND DOVETAIL JOINTS CONSTRUCTION VISIBLE TO BODY. THE LID HINGES OPEN AND HAS A LARGE FINIAL ON TOP.
THIS COFFEE POT IS CHARACTERISTIC OF MOROCCO, CIRCA EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY.
 
SIZE: 30C WIDE FROM SPOUT TO HANDLE 32CM HIGH UP TO LID FINIAAL

WEIGHT 700G
 
CONDITION: FEW MINOR BENTS TO BODY. SOME PATINA VISIBLE HINGE, SPOUT AND HANDLE IN TACT. IN GOOD CONDITION.
 
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