PL-000457
Hand-Engraved Tinned Copper Mug / Vessel with Aged Patina
$88
PL-000457 · Hand-Engraved Tinned Copper Mug / Vessel · Likely late 19th–mid-20th centuryA cylindrical copper vessel with strap handle, rolled rim and bands of hand-incised botanical and geometric decoration. Worn tinning exposes reddish copper, with silvered patches, dark oxidation and verdigris in the recesses. Possibly Persian, Indian or Ottoman-influenced; specific origin and maker are unestablished.Approximately 4–4½ inches high × 4¼–4½ inches diameter; approximately 5¼ inches wide including handle.Strong antique/vintage condition with extensive tinning loss, oxidation, abrasions, darkened interior and rim/base irregularity.
Condition
Strong antique/vintage condition with extensive age-related surface wear.
A note about vintage
Patina & Light objects have lived before. Small marks, softened edges, surface variation, patina and signs of handling are part of that history. We photograph and describe condition carefully, but we do not expect an old object to look new — nor would we want it to.
Please review all photographs and condition notes before purchasing. Questions, additional photographs and measurements are always welcome.
We believe age should be understood, not erased.
About the piece
- Maker / Artist
- Unmarked
- Attribution
- Possibly Persian, Indian or Ottoman-influenced; specific origin unestablished
- Period
- Likely late 19th–mid-20th century
- Style
- Middle Eastern / South Asian metalwork influence
- Materials
- Copper, Remnants of tinning
- Finish
- Hand-engraved, Aged tinning, Oxidation and verdigris
- Dimensions
- H 4.25″ × W 5.25″ × Dia. 4.375″
- Condition
- Strong antique/vintage condition with extensive age-related surface wear.
Condition, in full
Substantial tinning loss, oxidation/verdigris, abrasions, rim/base irregularity, dark interior and hand-worked asymmetry. Height 4–4½; diameter 4¼–4½ in.