Bidspirit auction | AN OTTOMAN ARMENIAN SILVER HOLY

AN OTTOMAN ARMENIAN SILVER HOLY WATER SPRINKLER (ASPERSORIUM), TURKEY, 18TH CENTURY - of piriform on a splayed foot, the slightly tapering neck rising from a spherical element, decorated in repoussé with a series of medallions alternately containing flowerheads, above and below panels containing floral vines, the neck with undulating vines, the foot with inscription in Armenian. 30 cm. high; 190 g. Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Ana and James Melikian. Inscriptions: Yeghisapet Mahdesi Garabedi dustry, 'Elizabeth daughter of Mahdesi Garabed'.