Tinned Copper Ewer & Basin
Ottoman Turkey
Signed & Dated AH 1248 (AD 1832)
Inventory no.: 356
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Silver Hookah Mouthpiece
Ottoman empire
19th century
Inventory no.: 60
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Eleven Silver Zarfs
Egypt/Ottoman
circa 1890
Inventory no.: 630
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Kinjal-Style Sword with Watered Steel Blade, Marine Ivory Hilt & Silver Gilt Scabbard
Ottoman Turkey
circa 1800
Inventory no.: 915
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Yatagan Sword Tugra Inscribed in Gold & with Walrus Ivory Handle
Ottoman Turkey
dated 1811
Inventory no.: 938
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Silver-gilt Khanjar with Watered Steel Blade
Ottoman Turkey
circa 1800
Inventory no.: 917
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Silver Khanjar with Watered Steel Blade
Ottoman Turkey
18th century
Inventory no.: 918
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Engraved Ottoman Silver Beaker
Ottoman Turkey
circa late 19th century
Inventory no.: 943
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Silver Lotus-Petal Dish
Turkey or Central Asia
18th-19th century
Inventory no.: 354
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Silver Repoussed Hamam Bowl
Anatolia, Turkey
circa 1850
Inventory no.: 964
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Engraved Silver-gilt Amulet & Chain
Ottoman Turkey
19th century
Inventory no.: 999
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Repoussed Silver Hammam Bowl
Algeria
19th century
Inventory no.: 946
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Repoussed Silver Hammam Bowl
Algeria
19th century
Inventory no.: 945
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Turquoise & Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Wooden Roasted Coffee Bean
Cooling Platter (Mabradeh)
Black Sea region, Turkey
circa late 19th century
Inventory no.: 1080
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Heavy Jesuit Silver Box & Chain
Ottoman Greece or Balkans
18th-19th century
Inventory no.: 1175
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Pair of Engraved Silver Goblets with Tughras
Ottoman Turkey
circa 1900
Inventory no.: 1456
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From where do we source our items? We do not go on buying trips to Asia. Nor do we actively buy from dealers or suppliers based in Asia. We do not source
items from Turkey itself for example. Almost all the items stocked by Michael Backman Ltd have been sourced from the UK - from old collections. Countless items
were brought to the UK during the colonial era by colonial administrators and the like. Other items were made in Asia for export to the UK – the UK was wealthy early:
it has been a major destination for the world’s exports for hundreds of years.  This means that most of our items have been in the UK for at least sixty to two hundred
years.
  The conditions in which they have been kept often has been very good – the climate is kind, and there are relatively few pests. Many items were acquired as
keepsakes and curios, meaning that they stopped being used once they came to the UK. This too has helped to preserve them and their conditions often are far
better than had they remained in their home countries. Buying from old UK sources means that the items have good provenance; it helps to avoid fakes, and items
that have been amended or embellished. It also means that our items are obtained legally – today, most countries in Asia prohibit the export of their antiques. So,
because of its colonial past, the UK is perhaps the world’s biggest source of genuine antiques from Asia, perhaps more so than Asia itself, and that is the source into
which we tap.
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Scent Bottle comprising Hardstone Hookah Mouthpiece with Gold Mounts
North India or Ottoman Turkey & London
early 19th century or earlier with mounts circa 1860
Inventory no.: 1555
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