Niello snuff box Ottoman but where

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Niello snuff box Ottoman but where

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Niello snuffbox. Not a mark I know. Does anyone hav idea of country maker and age?
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Hi Hose,

See Turkey at: http://www.925-1000.com/foreign_marks3.html

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Hi Dognose
Thanks but I have been there. The Tungra say nothing of which Sultan. As I understand the Tungra in Niello is a generic symbol that cannot be attributed to a specific sultan. The hallmarks are not Turkish/ottoman - to me they look nore as one the states around Russian border - but that is a wild guess.
The decoration is the ottoman coat of arms. But ottoman empire covered from Egypt to Afghanistan.
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Hi,
Actually detailed tughra can help to identify the sultan,but not this one in niello.
I think the box commemorates a military campaign (flags, military orders and medals).
The solution is in the inscription. Arabs can read Ottoman Turkish but cannot understand it. On the other hand they might recognize a geographical name, if there is one in the text.
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Yes and I have seen a page with the different sultans. But I assume that mine is not a specific one.
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Hello
The top stamped mark consists of the arabic letters for VAN which is a city in the far east of Turkey and many nielloed items originated from there. Ottoman Turkey used the arabic Alphabet
I can't read the bottom mark.
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Hi,
I am glad MG has solved the mystery. Niello master silversmiths in Van were Armenians.
Based on the postage stamp depicted here it was made in late 19th or early 20th century.
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Very interesting. I ought to have recognized as I do have another item with the Van castle as motive.
I have tried to capture the hallmark.
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Its difficult, but thanks for the identification of location.
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