FINE ANTIQUE TURKISH OTTOMAN FILIGREE SILVER ZARF COFFEE CUP HOLDER Islamic 19C

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AUTHENTICITY GUARANTEED.
WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF ANTIQUE ISLAMIC WORKS OF DECORATIVE ARTS.
VERY FINE ANTIQUE TURKISH (OTTOMAN PERIOD) SILVER ZARF - COFFEE CUP HOLDER.
A Zarf is a holder, usually of ornamental metal, for a coffee cup without a handle. Although coffee was probably discovered in Ethiopia, it was in Turkey at around the thirteenth century that it became popular as a beverage. As with the serving of tea in China and Japan, the serving of coffee in Turkey was a complex, ritualized process. It was served in small cups without handles (known as fincan), which were placed in holders known as zarf (from the Arabic word, meaning container, envelope) to protect the cup and also the fingers of the drinker from the hot fluid. Cups were typically made of porcelain, but also of glass and wood, however since it was the holder that was more visible, it was typically more heavily ornamented.
FINEST QUALITY FILIGREE WORK, METICULOUS ATTENTION TO SMALLEST DETAILS.
CIRCA 19th CENTURY.
UNMARKED, GUARANTEED SOLID SILVER (800/1000 silver standard or higher).
NO INSERT.
SIZE:
About 2 3/8 in. (6.1 cm) high and 1 1/8 in. (4.8 cm) wide at the top.
WEIGHT:
Just over 1 troy oz. (35 grams), very good weight for the size, feels heavy.
CONDITION:
Very good original antique condition with normal age wear, very minor dings and scratches.
Looks like one very minor old repair from inside - practically undetectable from outside - see last 2 interior and exterior pictures.
FINE QUALITY ANTIQUE ZARF - ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!
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