Antique Armenian Ottoman Silver Tughra Ecclesiastical Church Hanging Oil Lamp

Description

Antique Armenian Ottoman Silver Tughra Ecclesiastical Church Hanging Oil Lamp
Antique 19th Century Armenian Silver Ecclesiastical Church Hanging Oil Lamp
Stamped With Ottoman Tughra
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Description
Antique 19th century Armenian solid silver ecclesiastical Sanctuary Hanging Vigil Oil Lamp, Turkish Ottoman Empire. A squat bulbous body rose from a waisted base with a suspended fringed bell to a flaring top crown chiseled, pierced and repoussé with scrolls and applied with three-winged angel heads.
The interior is with a circle that originally supported the oil's glass vessel and is resting on three cabriole legs. The lamp is suspended by three chains from an elaborate scrolling suspension mounts and surmounted by a rosette with a suspension ring.
The lamp is fully marked with Turkish Ottoman silver hallmarks, including Sultan Abdülmecid I Tughra (an Ottoman sultan from 1839 to 1861 A.D.), sah marks, and the circle bearing the "zig-zag" of the Imperial Ottoman assay silver test mark.
REFERENCES:
Please see "The Ottoman Silver Marks" by Garo Kürkman. Page 112.
A similar Ottoman Armenian silver church lamp is published in the book Ermeni Gumus Ustalari / Armenian Master Silversmiths by Osep Tokat. Page 263.The other related Armenian silver church is in The Musée Arménien de France collection.
Also, in this museum is a 19th-century Armenian silver church Chalice and Paten, adorned with identical winged angel heads as on this lamp.
We will provide the buyer with photocopies of the pages from the mentioned references together with a certificate of authenticity
DIMENSIONS:
Overall length with suspension chains: 48 cm (18.9 inches)
Body including fringed bell: 15.3 cm (6.02 inches)
WEIGHT: 225 grams. (7.94 Ounces)
CONDITION: In very good condition; no dents, repairs, or restorations.
Please see all the 19 pictures in the listing since they are part of the object's condition description.
PROVENANCE: Acquired together with other Armenian antiques from an old European Collection Of Armenian Art.
Item number: D124
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Our business HUNDRED & ONE ANTIQUES is based on a long family tradition of collecting fine European and Oriental Antiques and Art, with a special interest in Antique Arms and Armour.
We have been involved in antique trading since 1970.
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