Ottoman silver cutlery set with English Sheffield steel blades, housed in a fitted canteen, made for the last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire ABDUL HAMID II and stamped with the tughra of the Sultan. This box of cutlery was once part of a much larger service that was auctioned off in the 1920s after the tumult of the sacking of the palace of Topkapi and the instatement of the Turkish Republic, (46 pieces), the canteen 44cm wide, 1745 grams silver weight (not including pieces with steel blades). PRO

Ottoman silver cutlery set with English Sheffield steel blades, housed in a fitted canteen, made for the last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire ABDUL HAMID II and stamped with the tughra of the Sultan. This box of cutlery was once part of a much larger service that was auctioned off in the 1920s after the tumult of the sacking of the palace of Topkapi and the instatement of the Turkish Republic, (46 pieces), the canteen 44cm wide, 1745 grams silver weight (not including pieces with steel blades). PRO

silverware silver

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Estimate
A$5,000–8,000
Realised
A$6,500
Closed 15 Mar 2026, 09:00 View at the house ↗
727-729 High Street, Armadale, VIC 3143
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Source
Leski Auctions
First seen
22 July 2026, 14:08
Last seen
22 July 2026, 14:08
Category
Silver & objets · classified by our model
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