An early to mid-20th century Persian (Iranian) silver confectionary (suhan) box, Isfahan circa 1930-40 mark of Fadavi

Pahlavi dynasty, of circular form upon three cast lion mask feet, the conical centred pull-off lid surmounted by a pyriform finial. The lid with a serrated edge. The body and lid with chased monabbat-kari and engraved ghalam zani decoration of figures within shaped carotuches, all reserved with foliage with a square punched ground. Marked underneath with workshop mark فدوی town mark and standard mark (۸۴).

Height – 21.5 cm / 8.45 inches

Weight – 1225 grams / 39.38 ozt

The workshop of Fadavi was evidently quite prolific and appears to have spanned a period just before WWII and into the 1960’s. This piece has an earlier style of decoration than the Isfahan style which had become de rigueur by the middle of the 20^th century for numerous workshops, utilising long tailed birds, arabesques and peonies etc.