Shah of Persia in Europe: Nassereddin Shah Qajar (1873)

A sketch of Nassereddin Shah in 1873 by the Dutch artist J. L. Ten Kate. It was originally published under the title "De Schah van Perzië in Europa" in Amsterdam at the same time.

Nassereddin Shah (Naser al-Din Shah Qajar) was the 4th king of Qajar dynasty in Persia. The Qajars ruled the country from 1789 to 1925. At the start of the 20th century, the Qajars were replaced by a new power: the Pahlavi dynasty.

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King Faisal of Saudi Arabia & Mohammad Reza Shah of Persia 1974

Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, King of Persia (Iran) welcomes King Faisal of Saudi Arabia in Tehran, 1974.

This rare photo was originally published in the state Persian-language periodical 'FARMAN'. The title of the volume is 'Tarikh-e Talayi-e Asr-e Pahlavi' [The Golden Age of Pahlavi Era].

King Faisal ruled Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975 and Mohammad-Reza Shah Pahlavi was the king of Persia from 1941 to 1979.

Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Persia, the countries are in cold war with each other. In 1987 during the Hajj ceremony, hundreds of Iranians were killed in a clash with Saudi security forces and in 2006 the Saudi Embassy's building in Tehran was set on fire with Molotov cocktails.

Rare Photos of Reza Shah funeral in Tehran 1950

The coffin of Reza Shah was brought back from the Kingdom of Egypt by train and then by airplane, making two stops, one in Mecca and the other in Medina. Then, later, his body was transferred by plane to Ahvaz, and then later by train to Tehran.

On May 8, 1951, Reza Shah's Imperial funeral took place in Ray, in which Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, along with the entire Pahlavi family, many ministers and Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh, participated

Reza Shah Pahlavi (1878 – 1944), was the Shah of Persia from 15 December 1925 until he was forced to abdicate by the Anglo-Soviet invasion of his country on 16 September 1941. Reza Shah is considered the founder of modern identity of Persia/Iran.

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12th-century Stone-paste from Persia 'Hoopoe'

Persian stonepaste (Fritware) from the 12th century in the form of hoopoe.

Stone-paste is a type of pottery in which frit is added to clay to reduce its fusion temperature.

In the 13th century the town of Kashan in Persia/Iran was an important centre for the production of fritware.

Masterpieces from Ziwiye, Kurdistan Province of Persia

Penn Museum in Philadelphia recently has reopened its Middle Eastern Galley after restoration. The gallery contains fantastic pieces from Mesopotamia and Persia. The items from Ziwiye (located in Persian Kurdistan) cached my eyes:

If you are around, don't miss the museum!

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Persian Cat Lustreware, 13th century

As a cat lover, wherever I go I capture the cats! This time I have discovered a 13th-century Persian cat at the British Museum. The lustreware has been made in the city of Kashan and it has been offered to the museum as a gift around 1934. 

The cat looks chubby and lazy. Typically Persian! the cat I mean of course :)) 
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Imperial Bank of Persia (1931 advertisement)

I just received an old newspaper from Birmingham. The daily, dated February 1931 contains an advertisement of "Imperial Bank of Persia".

In various online sources, it is mentioned that Imperial Bank of Persia has been active since 1889 to 1929 but it can not be correct because this advertisement has been published in 1931. Anyway:

The beautiful building of Imperial Bank of Persia is still in operation in Tehran under the name of Bank Tejarat, located in Toupkhaneh Square. The designer of the building is Markar Galstiants (1885-1985), the Persian-Armenian architect.
IBP was the first modern bank in Persia / Iran and established with a concession from the Persian government to Baron Julius De Reuter.