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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 8662726, member: 2844&quot;]I agree, they aren&#039;t knock-offs. They have suffered badly though, I suspect they may have been in a dishwasher.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie66" alt=":nailbiting:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>European glass and crystal makers exported quite a lot to Persia during the late Qajar dynasty, and glass/crystal with the ruling Shah&#039;s portrait was very popular, especially with that of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar.</p><p>When items are made in (small) serial production, there is no original one, only a prototype. Once a model is taken into production, the manufactured items are not considered knock-offs of the prototype, because the original design and the prototype are part of the production process.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a Bohemian glass bottle with a portrait of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, the same Shah who was probably on yours. While researching mine I came across several from the same series, in different colours and sizes. All were original antiques and likely made by the same Bohemian manufacturer.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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