Persian Qajar Antique Pottery Vase with Flowers and Banded Patterns Britains ring leader quite an elegant and refined

quite an elegant and refined piece

) this box was made down there as a present to his wife

Moakley's work is included in museum collections including that of American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)

as he took great care crafting it into a beautiful piece

5 1/2" in diameter and 2 7/8" tall

Persian Qajar Antique Pottery Vase with Flowers and Banded Patterns Britains ring leader quite an elegant and refinedI 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