A pair of tall mid-20^th century Iranian (Persian) 840 standard silver vases, Isfahan 1969-78 mark of Bagher Parvaresh (c.1910-1978, master 1928), retailed by Khosrov

Pahlavi dynasty, each of tapering decafoil form upon a decagonal foot. The body with deep chased monabbat-kari peony cartouches flanked by long tailed birds against a textured background all above further peony cartouches. Each marked underneath with workshop mark, 84, standard mark (lion and sabre used 1969-79) and retailers’ mark. (2)

Height – 36 cm / 14.1 inches

Weight – 1873 grams / 60.22 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.