Rare Antique Ottoman Mother of Pearl Sherbert Spoon sterling Wooden bowl with alternating bands

Wooden bowl with alternating bands of hand carved coral and engraved brass on the handle

artificial teeth and gums would be mounted in the metal jaws

Bronzes talking tiger sculpture with double patination to represent its coat and stripes

Some chipping in paint

They are often found adorning southern Indian temples as protectors

Rare Antique Ottoman Mother of Pearl Sherbert Spoon sterling Wooden bowl with alternating bandsCoconut wood bowl with alternating bands of Mother of Pearl and engraved brass on the handle. These spoons were used to serve dessert and sweet foods, typically fruit sherbert, in the homes of nobility and wealthy merchants of Istanbul and the ottoman empire in the late 18th and 19th Centuries. Istanbul, 19th Century 9" x 1. 75"