A MID-20TH CENTURY PERSIAN SILVER EWER, ISFAHAN, CIRCA 1940 ...

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£1,000 - £1,500

A MID-20TH CENTURY PERSIAN SILVER EWER, ISFAHAN, CIRCA 1940
MARKED MAHMUD, PAHLAVI DYNASTY
The compressed circular form rising to an elegant waisted neck, surmounted by a C-scroll handle terminating in a finely cast mythical beast head; the body masterfully decorated in monabbat-kari technique with exquisitely chased vignettes depicting pastoral scenes of animals near tents alternating with suspended baskets, all amidst a ground of scrolling arabesques and foliate motifs; the neck embellished with complementary bands of vine and leaf decoration. The rim bearing the standard silver purity mark (۸۴) and partially legible workshop signature 'MAHMUD' in Latin script