AN ENGRAVED PERSIAN SILVER TRAY
Iran, 20th century

Of rectangular shape with cropped corners, with an everted and reinforced rim, engraved with a typical Isfahani silver scene with a half-clad dancer in the centre flanked by two female musicians playing the sarod (on the left) and the drum (on the right), the borders enhanced with infinite knot bands, lush vegetal sprays, pairs of birds, some resembling the mythical Persian phoenix, the Simurgh, and rosette scrolls, 38.5cm x 28cm, 875g weight.