An early 20th century Iranian (Persian) unmarked silver covered twin handled sugar bowl, Shiraz circa 1930 Victorian silver shaped rectangular vinaigrette

Victorian silver shaped rectangular vinaigrette by Nathaniel Mills

A beautiful Vintage German beer Stein tankard by Gerz of Germany

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An early 20th century Iranian (Persian) unmarked silver covered twin handled sugar bowl, Shiraz circa 1930 Victorian silver shaped rectangular vinaigretteAn early 20th century Iranian (Persian) unmarked silver covered twin handled sugar bowl, Shiraz circa 1930 Pahlavi dynasty, of oval form upon a spreading circular foot, the hinged domed surmounted by a compressed knop finial. The body with chased mombatt kuri decoration of figures within a vignette, one side with a seated King Darius before gift bearing emissaries, the obverse with the winged symbol of Ahura Mazda (Ormuzd) supreme god of the