Aviforme rosewater bottle, Ottoman Empire, Beykoz, 19th century
In the form of a tripod bird, this midnight-blue glass bottle is decorated with flowers painted and enameled in polychrome.
Height: 11 cm; length: 21.2 cm
The feet are slightly broken, the stopper is missing, the beak has been slightly restored and the tail has been redone.
This type of bottle was a wedding present, often deliberately broken to ward off bad luck.
An Ottoman Opaline Bird-shaped Glass Rose Water Sprinkler, Beykoz, 19th century
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