A fine old or antique Islamic silver tray.
With incised carved decoration throughout including cartouches depicting poets or scholars reading and a festive scene with maidens dancing.
The central cartouche is encircled with an Arabic inscription (and there in an inscription to the lower border element).
The remaining space is richly decorated with incised and carved decorations of birds, flowers foliage, and Arabesque geometric designs.
Signed to the reverse with a makers mark an 84 mark in Arabic for .875 silver fineness.
Simply a wonderful Ottoman or Persian silver tray!
Date:
Early to Mid 20th Century (or earlier)
Overall Condition:
It is in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition.
Condition Details:
There are some light bends, dings indentations to the surface, and some persistent tarnish here there. Otherwise, there are some fine light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age.
Maker:
Signed in Arabic
Marks:
With an Arabic makers mark and an 84 in Arabic for .875 silver fineness.
Measurements:
Width: ca. 20 3/4 in.
Depth: ca. 16 in.
Height: ca. 7/8 in.
Weight: ca. 2650 g
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