A serving girl, gouache heightened with gold on paper, the young girl kneels, wearing white veil, purple shirt, pale blue trousers and green sash, and pours wine into a gold cup from a gold bottle, added signature of Reza 'Abbassi with date AH 1024, gold and coloured meandering vine borders between coloured rules, on buff leaf painted in gold and colours with animals, birds and figures among trees and flowers, mounted, framed and glazed, (negligible smudging), probably Qajar Persia, 19th century - 12½ x 7¾in. (31.7 x 19.4cm.)