OTTOMAN EGYPT SILVER PEN CASE AND INKWELL SET (DIVIT), 19TH ...

Hammer

£1,000

OTTOMAN EGYPT SILVER PEN CASE AND INKWELL SET (DIVIT), 19TH CENTURY

Of oblong form, exquisitely crafted rectangular pen case and inkwell set, featuring rounded terminals and an intricately chased foliate decoration, upper sections boasting a hinged lid with a loop attachment, the underside of the inkwells artfully engraved with trailing foliage, revealing the tughra and sahh, the large divit with silver marks and tughra on the top of the inkwell and on the body.

Dimensions
28 cm , 440 gr

Literature
Tughra of Sultan Abdulaziz (1861-1876)