*A SAFAVID TINNED COPPER BOWL PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION Iran, 17th - 18th century Of compressed circular shape, on a gently rounded plain base, with narrow shoulders and flared cylindrical neck ending in a reinforced circular rim, the engraved decoration on the exterior divided in three main bands, below the rim calligraphic poetic verses within lobed cartouches alternating quatrefoils, an ownership inscription mentioning Saheb-e Soltan Husseyn , framed within two bands of fretwork, the main band with intricate rosette scrolls, below it bands of palmettes and plain lobed medallions, 18cm diam.