A PAIR OF PERSIAN STEEL SCISSORS
A PAIR OF PERSIAN STEEL SCISSORS

PROBABLY SAFAVID, 17TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF PERSIAN STEEL SCISSORS
PROBABLY SAFAVID, 17TH CENTURY
In the form of a bird with flat tail and body curving up to the head, the blades formed by the beak, one finger loop formed by the wing, the other unfolding in two pieces from under the breast, the surface decorated with bands of fine chevron engraving, pierced panels around the wing, the tail with a pierced and engraved medallion
4in. (12cm.) long