Antique Cezve Copper Tin Brass Turkish Coffee Pot With Handle Hinge LID Bird

Enter the historical tale woven into the mid-19th-century Cezve Turkish coffee pot, marked with the telling inscription: H Mehmet Kulekçi Lux Imalat Sanliurfa. Decorated with delicate leaf-like engravings and adorned with brass fittings, this relic stands as a tribute to the skilled hands of its time.

The stamp, bearing the name of its maker, H Mehmet Kulekçi, signifies a tradition of fine craftsmanship from Sanliurfa. Within its copper, tin, and brass construction lies not just coffee, but a tangible link to the past, inviting appreciation for its craftsmanship and cultural significance.

Lux Imalat means Luxury Manufacturing Copper Work in Turkish. 19th Century Antique Middle Eastern Asian traditional Turkish ottoman copper coffee pot.

Antique Coffee pot hand-hammered and chased copper with riveted brass finish. Small bird figure atop the lid. Well used nice patina on this handcrafted vessel. Turkish coffee pots are usually copper due to the properties of the metal. Copper efficiently conducts heat, helping coffee to brew faster and keeping the liquid hotter for longer.

The cezve was invented in the late 16th century and consists of a long handled copper pot with a wide base and narrower neck. This design called for a larger surface to heat while preventing the coffee from escaping while being poured into the small glasses.

The small size and long handles enabled early turks to easily carry it with them and use it over an open fire by place it in the coals.