Rare Antique Ottoman Mother of Pearl Sherbert Spoon sterling Bronzes talking tiger sculpture with

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

Some chipping in paint

Interir velvet has marks commentate with age and use

They are often found adorning southern Indian temples as protectors

Rare Antique Ottoman Mother of Pearl Sherbert Spoon sterling Bronzes talking tiger sculpture withCoconut 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"