An European cut-glass water-pipe hookah base (nargileh) with Ottoman Tophane Top, 19th century

with drop-shaped glass body cut with a faceted neck and foot, decorated with alternating vine scrolls and undecorated glass, the body comprising of three bulbous ovals with assorted decorations, of houses in the countryside, stringed musical instruments and an intricate foliage design, all encircled by a floral pattern, surmounted by a molded brass neck with a terracotta Tophane top, intricately decorated above a band of inscription

Overall in good condition, scratching to the body due to age, repair to the foot of the base, very minute loss due to abrasion to the edges of the faceted neck, the brass section with minor spotting and tarnish, the central brass section disconnected from the mouth piece, as viewed.
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