Silver Bowl Ottoman Islamic Bowl Dish Marked Izmir G star M Presented is a wonderful solidsilver Ottoman Era dish or bowl. I believe this piece is marked solid silvermade in Izmir Turkey c 1890 indicated by the mark on the bottom of GM with a starbetween the letters. I rest on four triangular detailed curled out legs withcherub faces peering out on each. It has no dents, dings or monogram and onlysome fine scratches from use and care with some hard to polish spots in thecrater lik...e shallow bowl. It is an interesting piece for the collector silver.I have an interesting assortment of items listed so pleaselook at my other auctions.Measure: 3/8” inches wide, 1 5/8” inchwidest acrossWeight: 5.9 ounces or 166grams on my postal scaleMarks: mark on the bottom of GM with astar between the lettersCondition: no dents, dings or monogram, some scratchesfrom gentle use and care, some hard polish spots in bowl interior.I am happy toanswer questions and to send additional photos thanks for looking and pleasesee my other auctions.This is my hobby and I do it for fun and a little spare cash. I describemy items to the best of my abilities. Please ask questions if there is anythingin particular that you need to know. I like to keep it fun as eBay is a nicemarket place and I have made contact with many wonderful people who share myhobby.______________________________________________Stuff You Should Read About How We Do Business~We do not end auctionsearly for offers. It's not fair to those who are watching and expecting to bidat the end (a risky business, but many chance it nonetheless.) ~All our auctions areno-reserve. ~We guarantee yoursatisfaction on all items we sell. If we have missed something, which doeshappen from time to time with the antique and vintage items we handle, we willalways make it right. ~We strive for your 5-starfeedback rating. If we have not achieved this, please contact us and we'll workit out. INTERNATIONAL BIDDER~ Payment methods accepted from international bidders:~ We accept PayPal .~We can only accept PayPal from bidders who ship to the address given tous by eBay and PayPal.~ If you donot wish to have the packaged shipped to the address given by eBay and PayPalyou mustnot purchase this item. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING~ Our postal charges include the costof shipping your item an a small handling charge which covers our cost of packagingmaterials, boxes, and to help offset some of PayPal’s seller requirements.~We arealways happy to combine orders for shipping.~ We insure all packagesinternationally unless previous arrangements have been made or otherwise statedin the auction.~ We will not misrepresent values on customs forms or callmerchandise a "gift."~ Import duties and taxes are thebuyer's responsibility and are not included in the price you have paid us. ~ We have no control over the dutiesimposed in other countries, or our own, for that matter. ~Please beaware that customs regulations may delay your receipt of the item.~ The least expensive shipping servicein most instances is USPS Priority mail international.~ This is only insurable up to acertain value depending upon the country being shipped too.~ Anything shipped over that value isrequired to use another shipping service when paying with PayPal.~ You are responsible for making surethat the items purchased are legal for import into your country, and for anyimport duties or taxes imposed by your country. ~ You are responsible for items thatmay be seized by your countries customs offices. ~If you needhelp in any way or have questions we will do our best to assist you. DOMESTIC PAYMENTMETHODS ACCEPTED~We accept PayPal.~ To all PayPal users we can only accept PayPal from bidders who ship tothe address given to us by eBay and PayPal.~ If you do not wish to have the packaged shipped to the address given byeBay and PayPal you must not purchase this item~ If you reside outside of the USA please read the information forinternational bidders.DOMESTIC SHIPPING~ Our postal charges include the cost of shipping your item ana small handling charge which covers our cost of packaging materials, boxes, and to help offset some of PayPal’s seller requirements.~We arealways happy to combine orders for shipping.