AN OTTOMAN SILVER DISH WITH THE TUGHRA OF SULTAN ABDULHAMID II (R. 1876-1908)
TURKEY, DATED 1863
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
Auction: Islamic Art | Lots 1 to 66 | 12 June at 10am
Description
of shallow form, incised decoration consisting of stylised wave motifs radiating from a central roundel, stamped with tughra and the initials ‘B.C.’
Dimensions
25.7cm (10 1/8in) diameter
Footnote
Note:
For related examples of Ottoman silver produced under Sultan Abdulhamid II, see G. Kurkman, Ottoman Silver Marks, Istanbul, 1996.