A pair of Qajar gold-damascened steel vases, Persia, 19th Century

(2)

each of baluster form with broadly flaring neck and flattened scalloped rims on circular scalloped feet, the bodies profusely engraved and decorated in gold inlay with interlaced foliate tendrils overlaid with palmettes all on a ground of floral interlace
53 cm. high.(2)

Provenance
Private Spanish collection.

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