The bowl, which is 6cm. in height, is thought to be either Persian or Turkish. Both Persia (now Iran), and Turkey have a tradition of pottery making stretching back thousands of years. The silver-gilt mounts are mid 17th Century.
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A silver-gilt-mounted turquoise tin-glazed bowl, first half of 17th Century.
REFERENCE: CER0724