Two late 19th / early 20th century Ottoman Turkish 900 standard silver dishes, Tughra of Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1876-1909) One of circular form with scalloped edge raised on three ball feet. The other of oval form with scalloped edge with chased decoration of acanthus leaves. The first marked with tughra and sah marks to the edge, two assay scraped underneath, the second with tughra and sah marks to the centre, assay scrape underneath. (2) Circular diameter – 14.2 cm / 5.55 inches Oval length – 11 cm / 4.3 inches Weight – 250 grams / 8.04 ozt Provenance: Latterly owned by Victor A. Adda (Alexandria 1885-Rome 1965) who took over the family cotton trading business and formed an important collection of coins and antiquities. Thence by descent.