Persian Qajar Antique Pottery Vase with Flowers and Banded Patterns 1980s necklace It opens and closes fine

It opens and closes fine

This absolutely stunning hand-wrought hammered aluminum tray/charger features exquisite low relief renderings of all of the signs and names of the zodiac in low relief on its face

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Persian Qajar Antique Pottery Vase with Flowers and Banded Patterns 1980s necklace It opens and closes fineI really love the colors on Persian Qajar era pottery super lush, immediately recognizable, and I think all the better for the crazing and other imperfections they've invariably acquired over the past century and a half or so. This one, mid 1800s I believe, is more understated than many, with a thick, (once) clear glaze over most of the body, decorated with flowers and leaves around the middle and then great striped and triangle patterns around the