Antique Persian polychrome painted ceramic vase with three figures, Qajar Empire (1789-1925). Antique Persian Polychrome Painted Ceramic Vase – as is. Polychrome painted Persian vase with figural and foliate decoration. There are 3 figures: a praying man (mullah?), one sitting woman holding a bird and another sitting woman, playing tambourine. Condition: Superficial stable crack at base. Loss on rim of foot. Size: 12 x 9 in. Weight: 5 lb. 6 oz. = 2 kg 435 g; Provenance: private collection in Sarasota, FL. Microscopic research x50 magnification showed gas microbubbles in the glaze, which is a prove of several hundred years old firing technique (see microscopic photos #15 - #21). The Qajar dynasty (Persian: دودمان قاجار, romanized: Dudemâne Ǧâjâr; 1789–1925) [a] was an Iranian [1] royal dynasty founded by Mohammad Khan (r. 1789–1797) of the Qoyunlu clan of the Turkoman [2] Qajar tribe. The dynasty's effective rule in Iran ended in 1925 when Iran's Majlis, convening as a constituent assembly on 12 December 1925, declared Reza Shah, a former brigadier-general of the Persian Cossack Brigade, as the new shah of Pahlavi Iran. Other auctions: 1st dibs - Antique Persian Qajar Dynasty Bottle Vase, 19th Century - $1,925 https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/decorative-objects/vases-vessels/vases/antique-persian-qajar-dynasty-bottle-vase-19th-century/id-f_41816032/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=13519109261&gbraid=0AAAAADhpJtWk-a2gz-BVD_HBZT2c-QWnN&gclid=CjwKCAjwsZPDBhBWEiwADuO6y1fSp0at7EWiopq2vOtgueLnbBHmefKLZ98CdyjZJqFudZCVoTQvHhoCVf8QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds