A Safavid Copper Lustre-Painted Vase, Persia, 17th CenturyOf compressed globular form, sectioned into two tiers terminating in a narrow neck and wide mouth, the body decorated with two bands of stylized floral scrolls and sprays using reddish-brown lustre paint against an opaque white ground, the paint demonstrating a slight metallic tinge, later fitted with a metal rim, height 4 in — 10.2 cmNote:Many Safavid potteries were a product of kilns located in the province of Kirman (modern day Kerman, Iran). Fine Ming dynasty Chinese porcelains had been imported into Iran since the fourteenth century, forming a number of impressive and highly-treasured royal and private collections. When supplies of this highly revered commodity began to dwindle in the seventeenth century, local craftsmen had wealth of material to study from. The result was a unique product of local city workshops and artisans, which interpreted standard Ming elements such as Kraak-style panels, lotus scrolls, and lappets, into their own definitive works of art under the Safavid Empire.The underside marked with serial numbers 'AG5916' and '2727'.Compare with a similar example sold at Christie's New York, May 9, 2018, lot 1005Estimate: $1,500—2,000