A QAJAR ENAMELLED COPPER EWER AND COVER of baluster form with loop handle and curving covered V-section trough spout, the domed cover with polygonal knop, the exterior of the body enamelled with scenes of carousing and cavorting, a band of lobed panels above and below depicting human figures, three bands of black inscription cartouches around the neck, the handle with extensive similar inscriptions and lion-head terminal, the cover with four seated figures together with glasses and wine flasks and a white cat, incorrectly dated AH 888, circa 1850 (slight damages)

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A QAJAR ENAMELLED COPPER EWER AND COVER of baluster form with loop handle and curving covered V-section trough spout, the domed cover with polygonal knop, the exterior of the body enamelled with scenes of carousing and cavorting, a band of lobed panels above and below depicting human figures, three bands of black inscription cartouches around the neck, the handle with extensive similar inscriptions and lion-head terminal, the cover with four seated figures together with glasses and wine flasks and a white cat, incorrectly dated AH 888, circa 1850 (slight damages)
7 5/8in. (19.3cm.) high

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