Featured Parithian art?

Discussion in 'Antique Discussion' started by rink28, Apr 15, 2021.

  1. rink28

    rink28 Well-Known Member

    I picked this up at my local thrift shop today. It's numbered on the back. Measures 9 3/4. It appears maybe Iran? If anyone might know what this is that would be great thanks!

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  2. bercrystal

    bercrystal Well-Known Member

    How big is the indentation in the center? Could it have originally held an inkwell?
     
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  3. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It is very nice, but neither the shape or motifs, nor the numerals look Iranian to me. If Iranian made, it was European inspired, with Western numerals.

    Where you thinking the faces could represent an ancient Iranian horned deity? They could be fauns or something similar.
     
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  4. bercrystal

    bercrystal Well-Known Member

    @Any Jewelry - What are you doing up at this hour?????? :jawdrop::jawdrop::jawdrop:
     
  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    :shy::D
    I am always up in the middle of the night, even my sleep has a short attention span.:hilarious:
    If I'm expecting deliveries, I check their ETA during the night. The latest tracking info only becomes available after midnight here in NL.:rolleyes::yawn:
    Sometimes I automatically end up on Antiquers.:shame:
     
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  6. Miscstuff

    Miscstuff Sometimesgetsitright

    It's got "fleur-de-lis" all over it. French?:bag:
     
  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Could be, although the fleur-de-lis symbol is pretty generic in western and southern Europe.
    It is even in one of my Dutch ancestral family crests, without any connection to France.:confused:
     
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  8. rink28

    rink28 Well-Known Member

    Thanks bercrystal, Any, and miscstuff. I'll measure the indentation when I get home. So you think it's French instead?
     
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  9. Lark

    Lark Well-Known Member

    could it be a trivet?
     
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  10. Anouchka FG

    Anouchka FG Active Member

  11. rink28

    rink28 Well-Known Member

    Thanks everyone! Thanks anouchka that's it!
     
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