An early 20^th century Iraqi silver and niello Dallah coffee pot, circa 1930, signed Omara, Amer, Raheem

Of conventional form with a baluster body with a long-curved spout opposite a loop strap handle. The domed hinged lid surmounted by a notched finial, raised by a shell form thumbpiece. The body with niello decoration of a scene of the Tomb of Ezra to one side and riders upon camels and sailing boats to the other, all above a geometric band. The lid and spout with niello floral decoration. Signed to the side.

Height – 15.5 cm / 6.1 inches

Weight – 328 grams / 10.55 ozt