ANTIQUE BRASS TURKISH/PERSIAN OTTOMAN LOT - OTTOMAN MILL FOR SPICE AND / OR COFFEE + STORAGE CONTAINER WITH LOCK
AN ANTIQUE (1800's) LOT CONSISTING OF TWO PERSIAN / OTTOMAN ITEMS MANUFACTURED FROM SOLID BRASS
AN OTTOMAN MILL FOR COFFEE AND / OR SPICE WITH A FOLDABLE AND REMOVABLE BRASS HANDLE. THE MILL TURNS AND FUNCTIONS CORRECTLY WITH ALL THE WORKING PARTS ETC BEING MADE OF BRASS. THE SURFACE OF THIS MILL IS HAND ETCHED WITH ELABORATE AND INTRICATE LEAF, SCROLL AND DIAMOND PATTERNS. A MAGNIFICENT PIECE OF SKILLED CRAFTSMANSHIP CONSIDERING ITS AGE AND THE UNDENIABLE FACT THAT IT CONTINUES TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY. THIS ITEM ALONE IS EXTREMELY RARE AND IT COMES WITH A STORAGE POT / CONTAINER WHICH IS COMPLETELY HAND MADE AND ALSO FROM THE 19th CENTURY. THE CONTAINER IS CLEARLY OF BEATEN BRASS AND HAS A LID WITH A LARGE SOLID BRASS RING ATTACHED TO THE TOP, THE LID IS GRADUATED FROM THE EDGES UP TO THE RING AND IS ATTACHED TO THE CONTAINER / POT BY MEANS OF BRASS HINGES WITH THE FRONT HAVING PLACE FOR A LOCK.
A REMARKABLE, EXQUISITE AND COLLECTABLE LOT OF TWO ITEMS THAT ARE A SURVIVING TESTAMENT TO THE SKILL IN METALWORK OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
STAMPS/MARKS ETC : NEITHER OF THE TWO ITEMS IS STAMPED OR MARKED
LINKS/EXAMPLES ETC : BELOW ARE LINKS TO SIMILAR ITEMS
https://www.etsy.com/listing/244721019/antique-cylindrical-brass-coffee-mill?ref=market
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PERSIAN-Brass-covered-pot-great-period-hammered-repair-c-early-1800s-/311548561759?hash=item4889bdc95f:g:aKsAAOSwll1WwkSX
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Old-Rare-Mughal-Period-Brass-Hand-Floral-Engraved-Islamic-Pan-Dan-Box-/252877294440?hash=item3ae0a94b68
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Old-Carved-Hand-Engrave-Brass-Mughal-Islamic-Round-Box-Storage-Box-/222485366115?hash=item33cd294563
CONDITION : THE MILL HAS A HAND WORKED BRASS PLATE AT THE BOTTOM WHICH IS DUE TO AGE BEGINNING TO WORK LOOSE, OTHERWISE BOTH ITEMS MERELY HAVE NORMAL AGE RELATED WEAR (NOTHING SERIOUS). THEY ARE BOTH STILL IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO OXIDATION, RUST, DAMAGES OR BREAKAGES
SIZE : MILL -- 26.5cm LENGTH.....6cm DIAMETER AT WIDEST PART.....14.5cm LENGTH OF HANDLE WHEN EXTENDED
CONTAINER / POT -- 16cm HEIGHT WITH RING DOWN.....19.5cm HEIGHT WITH RING UP.....5cm DIAMETER OF LID RING.....15.8cm DIAMETER OF POT AT BASE.....14.5cm DIAMETER OF POT RIM.....15,5cm DIAMETER OF LID
WEIGHT : BOTH ITEMS WEIGH APPROX 5kgs TOGETHER
ONE BID FOR BOTH ITEMS 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
