* A QAJAR POLYCHROME-ENAMELLED GOLD PENDANT WITH MAIDEN'S PORTRAIT
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTOR
Iran, late 19th century

The pendant of lobed shape, caparisoned at the bottom and with a later-added hook at the top, one side decorated with a polychrome-painted enamelled portrait of a melancholic-looking maiden, a small bird perched on her hand, possibly an emblem of her distant lover, the latter side with a large rose, floral sprays and a similar pink bird, 8cm long.