Vintage Copper Coffee or Teapot
This copper pot came from a collection of antique copper items from Turkey. It measures 11 inches tall and 10 inches from handle to spout. It is heavy for its compact size. It seems durable and well crafted.
Part of an auction collection, lot/unknown provenance
Other
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Hi Rhonda,
Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:
An antique Middle Eastern copper and brass coffee pot
second half 19th Century
Of circular section, the squat body with knopped domed cover, brass handle, ovoid body and short flaring foot.
11 inches high, 10 inches width across spout and handle
CONDITION: appears to be in good condition with wear commensurate to age and use.
PROVENANCE: acquired in Turkey, then acquired at auction
$150-250*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.
Please let us know if you have additional items to appraise, and thank you again for using Mearto.
Hi Rhonda,
Yes, I did notice it. The handle looks incongruous with the rest of the pot; in my opinion, it probably had a strap handle that wore out and someone attached it later.
Of course, now that you mention it, the handle looks like some sort of add on and out of place. Too shiny.
Thank you.
Hi Delia:
I would like to now if you noticed the shot of the brass handle of the teapot. I traveled a lot to Istanbul in the 1980s and learned about Ottoman items when I toured Topkapi Palace and went to the Souks for shopping. The shape of the handle I seem to remember is a kind of signature or mark for the Ottomans. What do you think?
Thank you as always. :)