A large silver inlaid brass bird incense burner, Khorasan-style, 20th century, shown standing, his toes spread, his wing moulded to his body and folded behind, with openwork roundel to his chest, his neck stretched up and with curved beak, an ovoid lid to the top of his head with bird finial, decorated to body and neck with inlaid flowering vine, to the chest with an equestrian figure, a band of cursive silver inlaid script around the openwork roundel, a further band of animated script to the neck, and further inscriptions to the wings, 38cm. high x 38.5cm. longGreenish patination in areas, some dents to upper area of chest, some reddish patination, losses to silver, hole under tail,