ANTIQUE LOT OF THREE PERSIAN / OTTOMAN / ISLAMIC SPICE OR COFFEE MILLS -- EXTREMELY RARE
THREE SUPERB PERSIAN / ISLAMIC COFFEE AND / OR SPICE MILLS EACH MADE ENTIRELY OF BRASS AND EACH FUNCTIONING EXCELLENTLY WHICH IS AGAIN A TESTAMENT TO THE SKILL WITH WHICH THEY WERE HAND MADE.
AN ITEM SUCH AS THIS IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN.....BUT THREE TOGETHER DEFIES DESCRIPTION
THE SMALLER OF THE THREE MILLS HAS A BRASS THUMB SCREW ON THE SIDE WITH WHICH TO OPEN AND SECURE AS WELL AS DECORATIONS IN THE FORM OF ETCHED LINEAR AND SWIRL PATTERNS. THIS ITEM IS HAND ETCHED WITH A SYMBOL AS WELL AS THE NUMBER XII. IT HAS A REMOVABLE AND COLLAPSIBLE HANDLE WHICH IS ALSO MADE OF BRASS
THE OTHER TWO MILLS ARE AN IDENTICAL PAIR AND EACH HAS BOLTS/SCREWS WITH WHICH TO OPEN AND SECURE (3). ALTHOUGH BOTH OF THESE ARE LARGER THEY ARE DECORATED WITH THE SAME ETCHED PATTERNS AS THE SMALLER ONE. EACH IS STAMPED WITH OTTOMAN TUGRA SYMBOLS. THERE IS ONE BRASS HANDLE BETWEEN THE TWO OF THESE, BUT BECAUSE THE HANDLES ARE INTERCHANGEABLE BOTH HANDLES PRESENT IN THIS LOT CAN BE EXCHANGED RANDOMLY BETWEEN THE THREE MILLS
STAMPS/MARKS ETC : ALL THREE ITEMS ARE STAMPED/MARKED AS MENTIONED ABOVE
LINKS/EXAMPLES ETC :
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Islamic-Brass-Hand-Forged-Grinder-Coffee-Mill-Ornate-Turkish-Art-Piece-/311046317612?hash=item486bce262c:g:9AUAAOSwDk5T0WBP
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/ANTIQUE-OTTOMAN-TURKISH-BRASS-COFFEE-GRINDER-MILL-WITH-STAMP-OTTOMAN-TUGRA-/122461392990?hash=item1c8344905e:g:sJIAAOSwvKtY~P45
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CONDITION : ALL THREE MILLS MERELY HAVE NORMAL AGE RELATED WEAR BUT ARE OTHERWISE IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO OXIDATION, RUST, BREAKAGES OR DAMAGES
SIZE : TWO IDENTICAL -- 28,8cm LENGTH.....6.4cm DIAMETER
SMALLER MILL -- 23.8cm LENGTH.....6cm DIAMETER
WEIGHT : TOGETHER APPROX 3.5 - 4kgs
ONE BID FOR ALL THREE AS A LOT
POSTAGE : Collection Possible. Postage method is Buyers Choice
SAPO R50 Postnet R99
This LOT may be combined with ANY other items up to 5kg for ONE standard postage fee
