* A QAJAR GILT AND POLYCHROME-ENAMELLED COPPER QALYAN CUP PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTOR Iran, mid to late 19th century Of typical cylindrical shape, with a wide everted rim, the exterior finely decorated with four oval polychrome-painted enamelled portraits of Qajar maidens, within a beaded frame, alternating with rosette and floral sprays with birds, two continuous bands of scrolling trellis against cobalt blue ground at the top and bottom, 7.5cm diam. and 5.5cm high. (7.5cm diam. and 5.5cm high)