Ottoman Turkish Copper Coffee Pot

This pleasing, well-proportioned coffee pot (dallah) is of copper sheet that has been chased finely with arabesques, split palmettes and pendant trefoils in a trellis array over the body. The surface has probable traces of gilding.

The body itself is of compressed globular form, rising to a narrow neck, an elongated spouts and with a high, domed, hinged cover with a tall leafy finial. The handle is of elegant ‘S’ form. The vessel sits on a low ring foot.

The bulbous shape reflects Baroque influence on the Ottoman aesthetic in early 19th century Turkey and earlier.

This example is from Ottoman Turkey, and most probably Istanbul

It is in fine condition, has obvious, significant age, and is vert decorative given its pleasing proportions.

A very similar example is on display in London’s Victoria & Albert Museum (inventory 369-1897) is attributed to ‘Turkey, probably Istanbul, 1800-1850’.

 

Above: A similar example displayed in London’s V&A Museum.