An Ottoman silver jewellery box, 1876 - 1909. Convex, segmented, chased body, two side-mounted handles with floral decoration, and an interior iron lock. The hinged lid is worked en suite with a vine-decorated rim and surmounted with a casting of flowers and birds. The tughra of Sultan Abdul Hamid II is stamped on the side. Height 22 cm. weight 1009 grams. A very similar box in Fulya Bodur, The Art of Turkish Metalworking, Istanbul, 1987, No. 108. historic, historical, 1900s, 20th century, Ottoman Empire, object, objects, stills, clipping, clippings, cut out, c,

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Keywords: 1900s, 20th, body, box, century, chased, clipping, clippings, convex, cut, cut-, cut-outs, empire, jewellery, object, objects, ottoman, segmented, silver, stills