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Ottoman Silver Cooling Vessel with the Tughra.
Turkey.
Reign of Sultan Abdulaziz (r. 1861-1876).
Height: 38 cm – Weight: 4360 gr.
The round body, lid and handle of the silver karlik bear the tughra of the Ottoman sultan Abdulaziz, decorated with hinged lid surmounted by bud-finial, fitted with cylindrical ice container inside. The Khedival crest is applied on the body and the lid, indicating that the piece was probably a diplomatic gift from the Ottoman palace to the Khedive of Egypt. This crest is found on a handful of documented pieces used by the members of the Khedive’s family.
This type of vessel, in precious metal, would have been used for cooling sherbet, a cold refreshing fruit drink, served at social gatherings in the Ottoman world. It is a rare and impressive example of 19th century Ottoman palatial metalwork. For a comparable Ottoman silver cooling vessel please see Garo Kürkman’s Ottoman Silver Marks, Istanbul, 1996, p. 236.
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