A group of eleven marine ivory and coral sherbet spoons, Turkey, 18th-19th Century. Estimate   6,000 — 8,000 GBP.  Sold 12,500 €. Photo Sotheby's

each of characteristic form, with a straight handle and drop shape bowl, some composed of carved marine ivory, others of marine ivory with a handle consisting of inlaid metalwork, wood, and coral, all except one mounted with a coral tip at head, each with stand. Quantity: 11; 29cm. max. length

Exhibited: Couleurs d'Orient, Brussels, 2010

Literature: Brussels 2010, p.83 (part)

Sotheby's, An Eye For Opulence- Art of the Ottoman Empire. London, 24 Apr 2012