I am trying to identify the four marks on the bottom. The piece tests to be better than sterling, though I did not cut deep to take the test. Sorry if the marks are upside down, I do not read Farsi. Thank you!
Assistance needed
Assistance needed
This box is was acquired in Tehran a long time ago. It is four-inches square and stand one-inch high, weight is 9-ounces. The scene on the top is of ten scholars with books. Most of the surfaces are chassed, pricked, and punched in fairly fine detail.
I am trying to identify the four marks on the bottom. The piece tests to be better than sterling, though I did not cut deep to take the test. Sorry if the marks are upside down, I do not read Farsi. Thank you!
I am trying to identify the four marks on the bottom. The piece tests to be better than sterling, though I did not cut deep to take the test. Sorry if the marks are upside down, I do not read Farsi. Thank you!
Hi JLD,
Not at all sure of this, but if memory serves (and it has never served well for Farsi script), the maker's mark is for one of the Parvaresh family in Isfahan. Although 84 is the most common silver standard in 20th C. Iran, the mark that looks like "90" probably is 90 for the silver standard.
Regards, Tom
Not at all sure of this, but if memory serves (and it has never served well for Farsi script), the maker's mark is for one of the Parvaresh family in Isfahan. Although 84 is the most common silver standard in 20th C. Iran, the mark that looks like "90" probably is 90 for the silver standard.
Regards, Tom
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