Persian coffee pot

[fatso]

This handsome coffee pot has four different hallmarks.
One of them, that of a ferocious lion with scimitar
I understand to indicate that the pot comes from the time
of the Reza Pahlavi Shah, the last king of Persia.
What is the meaning of the other three marks?
Any help would be most welcome.

[Hada]

Hello Fatso, This piece is from Iran. The workmanship is from the city of Isfahan. One mark has the Arabic numerals 81 (/\ l) the letter meaning the % of silver. So it has 81% content silver. The lion stamp is an indication that it was made during the reign of the last Shah. This is made in the Barakoosh workshops. The name being stamped on it. The closest I can discern regarding the final stamp is the word (rasool) which could very well be the name of the maker. This is not a coffee pot. This is part of a tea set that is usually accompanied with a smaller pot and sugar bowl and creamer. A fine, fine piece.

[Hada]

Small edit. The content is above 81, usually @ .840. Dated from mid-sixties to late seventies.

Regards, Hada

[fatso]

many thanks again, Hada.
Your remarks really appreciated and I will make a record of them
for future reference. This large pot does seem to be in his virginal state and
I would not dream to use it for fear of spoiling its beauty, delicate patina and a mother of pearl handle cladding. So it has been standing for the last 3 yrs as a pride of the islamic part of my silver collection.

[JKoehler]

that is very nice coffee pot I have a creamer that matches that almost exactly.

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