Rare Antique Ottoman Coral and Bone Sherbert Spoon coin Vintage bronze hippopotamus figurine

Vintage bronze hippopotamus figurine

5cm W x8 cm D

This large and heavy man’s ring is handcrafted with wonderful filigree wire workmanship extending all the way around the body of the ring

Material: Paper

Object - approximately 3

Rare Antique Ottoman Coral and Bone Sherbert Spoon coin Vintage bronze hippopotamus figurineBone bowl and handle with hand carved coral beads, topped with a hand carved coral animal. 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. Good vintage condition. Small chips in coral. Object 10 x 1. 75 (bowl) inches. Each sold individually. All other items shown