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Cassie2002

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Copper bowls
« on: February 19, 2015, 01:37:03 pm »
Can anyone provide any information on these copper bowls? Thank you.

frogpatch

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Re: Copper bowls
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2015, 06:30:23 pm »
They look Middle Eastern to me. Turkish, Pakistani or possibly North African such as Moroccan. I am not an expert. It is just what I have found in the past. Where did you find them?

Cassie2002

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Re: Copper bowls
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2015, 06:33:25 pm »
Thanks for your reply. My husband found them at an antique store. A Valentine's day gift for me. ❤️

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Re: Copper bowls
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2015, 06:48:04 pm »
It is really hard to identify items like these. Copper is mined and used all over the world and has been for centuries. I can tell you that they are not early American because the pieces were not decorative back then and would not show up in a set. Hopefully someone here will know more than I do. They are very nice pieces and I would not polish them.  If you are a cook you know that copper is the best for certain things like beating meringue  or whipped cream. Are they lined on the inside?

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Re: Copper bowls
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2015, 07:02:05 pm »
That was sweet of him !!  Nice bowls and copper is pretty hot with some collectors and decorators !!  Is there a pattern ??  Can you take a closer pic of the pattern on the bowl set ??  The bowl with a lid does not go with the set !!  And could be totally different from the other three !!  A pic of the bottom of one of the bowls would be helpful too !! 
I am thinking the same as Frogpatch,,about origin !!

Cassie2002

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Re: Copper bowls
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2015, 07:37:52 pm »
Here are more pics. Also there's no lid, that one was upside down.
Good thing you mentioned not to polish them bc I thought about it. 😳

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Re: Copper bowls
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2015, 07:53:01 pm »
Well I`ll be darned,, with it upside down and that dark line it looked like a smaller bowl with a lid !!  I still cannot make out the pattern !!  Maybe some of the others can see it !!

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Re: Copper bowls
« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2015, 08:05:00 pm »
Better pattern pic.