A rare and important Ottoman tombak naval lantern made for...
shaped as a gimbal consisting of three rotating concentric tombak rings and a central oil receptacle, each connected to the next by a pair of rods and supported by a U-shaped structure on a splayed circular base, set on a baluster-shaped wooden stand decorated with gilt seashells, the tombak structure richly engraved with tulip heads, palmettes, roundels and intertwined bands
79cm. high
47cm. diam.
inscription:
‘umila li-quja sinan basha qubba waziri, ''Made for Koca Sinan Pasha, Vizier of the Dome (kubbe veziri)’
Condition Report:
The gilding partially rubbed, some areas of oxidation to the tombak structure, the top of the wooden stand worn and scratched as consistent with use, two fitting nails missing, some small areas of loss to the wood surface, feet and tombak ornaments with red paint residue, as viewed.
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shaped as a gimbal consisting of three rotating concentric tombak rings and a central oil receptacle, each connected to the next by a pair of rods and supported by a U-shaped structure on a splayed circular base, set on a baluster-shaped wooden stand decorated with gilt seashells, the tombak structure richly engraved with tulip heads, palmettes, roundels and intertwined bands
79cm. high
47cm. diam.
inscription:
‘umila li-quja sinan basha qubba waziri, ''Made for Koca Sinan Pasha, Vizier of the Dome (kubbe veziri)’
Condition Report:
The gilding partially rubbed, some areas of oxidation to the tombak structure, the top of the wooden stand worn and scratched as consistent with use, two fitting nails missing, some small areas of loss to the wood surface, feet and tombak ornaments with red paint residue, as viewed.
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