Rare Antique Ottoman Coral Sherbert Spoon ashtray Approximate dimensions: 13" x 12"

Approximate dimensions: 13" x 12" x 2"

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Bronzes talking tiger sculpture with double patination to represent its coat and stripes

We decided it looked sleeker and less morbid without the teeth… you’re welcome

Material: Ceramic

Rare Antique Ottoman Coral Sherbert Spoon ashtray Approximate dimensions: 13" x 12"Wooden bowl with alternating bands of hand carved coral and engraved brass on the handle. These spoons were used to serve dessert and sweet foods, typically fruit sherbert, in the homes of nobility and wealthy merchants of Istanbul and the ottoman empire in the late 18th and 19th Centuries. Istanbul, Mid to Late 19th Century 9" x 1. 75"