AN OTTOMAN WHITE METAL SCRIBE’S PEN BOX (DIVIT) Ottoman Turkey,...
AN OTTOMAN WHITE METAL SCRIBE’S PEN BOX (DIVIT)
Ottoman Turkey, dated 1315 AH (1897 AD)
Of elongated form, with a bulbous inkwell of rectangular section with chamfered corners, fitted with a silver chain terminating in an ownership seal reading 'محمد راغب - Muḥammad Rāghib', dated 1339 AH (1920 AD), the oblong case bears other two maker's marks reading 'عارف حسني - ʿĀrif Ḥusnī', dated 1315 AH (1897 AD).
27cm long
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AN OTTOMAN WHITE METAL SCRIBE’S PEN BOX (DIVIT)
Ottoman Turkey, dated 1315 AH (1897 AD)
Of elongated form, with a bulbous inkwell of rectangular section with chamfered corners, fitted with a silver chain terminating in an ownership seal reading 'محمد راغب - Muḥammad Rāghib', dated 1339 AH (1920 AD), the oblong case bears other two maker's marks reading 'عارف حسني - ʿĀrif Ḥusnī', dated 1315 AH (1897 AD).
27cm long