ID 1306534
Lot 105 | A SILVER AND PARCEL-GILT PENCASE (DIVIT)
Valeur estimée
£ 6 000 – 8 000
SIGNED BY VEHBI, PERIOD OF ABDÜLMECID I (R.1839-61), OTTOMAN EMPIRE, MID 19TH CENTURY
The rectangular body with chamfered edges, each end with a carved silver cap, one hinged, assay mark and tughra of Abdülmecid I, the inkwell with rounded edges, the corners carved with floral decoration, the base with foliate design at the centre of which the tughra of Abdülmecid I, the top with rounded lid, light patina commensurate with age
10 ½in. (26.8cm.) long
Provenance
Albert Wheeler Johnston, Greenwich, CT, by 1938, by repute;
Thence by descent Constantine Eugenie Sorsbie, Nairobi, 1952-1978;
Gordon E. Cawthorne, London, thence by descent
Engraved
‘amel-i vehbi
‘The work of Vehbi’
| Technique appliquée: | Construction métallique |
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| Matériel: | Argent |
| Lieu d'origine: | Asie, Empire ottoman, Turquie |
| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Tous les autres types d'objets |
| Technique appliquée: | Construction métallique |
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| Matériel: | Argent |
| Lieu d'origine: | Asie, Empire ottoman, Turquie |
| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Tous les autres types d'objets |
| Adresse de l'enchère |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London Royaume-Uni | |
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| Téléphone | +44 (0)20 7839 9060 | |
| Commission | see on Website | |
| Conditions d'utilisation | Conditions d'utilisation |







