A mid-20th century Persian (Iranian) silver ice bucket, Isfahan circa 1950 mark of Hussain Parvaresh, retailed by Jahrami

Pahlavi dynasty. Of tapering cylindrical form with a chased monabbat-kari foliate scroll rim. The body with chased and engraved ghalam zani decoration of peony cartouches within shaped vignettes reserved with arabesques and rosettes all with a ring punched and matted ground. An opposable swing handle similarly engraved. Marked underneath with workshop mark حسین پرورش, standard mark (۸۴), most overstruck with retailer’s mark Jahrami جهرمی with additional ۸۴.

Height – 23.5 cm / 9.25 inches

Weight – 758 grams / 24.37 ozt

Hussain Parvaresh was the brother of illustrious Bagher Parvaresh (c.1910-1978, master 1928), the marks on the present lot are found on a cup and saucer in the Kronfol collection, National Museum of Scotland, which was gathered between 1920-47, (no V.2015.68.1).