A set of four mid-20^th century Iranian (Persian) silver cruets, Isfahan circa 1960 mark of Bagher Parvaresh (c.1910-1978, master 1928)

Pahlavi dynasty, each of tapering conical form on a rounded foot, each with pull off lids with pierced holes, comprising two salt shaped and two pepper shakers. Each with engraved ghalam zani decoration of foliate cartouches interspersed with peonies and arabesques, against a textured ground. Each marked underneath with standard mark (84) and workshop mark. (4)

Height – 6.2 cm / 2.4 inches

Weight – 192 grams / 6.17 ozt

Bagher Parvaresh, master 1928, worked at West Char Bagh Street then in 1937 moved to a larger workshop and storefront on East Char Bagh, working there until his death in 1978. He founded Ishfahan’s Goldsmiths and Silversmith Guild in 1954 and is the patriarch on the famous Parvaresh line of silversmiths. Reza Parvaresh, older son of Mohammad Bagher Parvaresh and Husain Parvaresh is his youngest son.