Persian Manuscript Gouache Painting with Wresters! antique needlopoint I really love the form

I really love the form and texture of this contemporary basket

I don't know who made her or exactly when

staining to the back of the card and a bit of minor warping

building an important collection

But indeed there is a Napier mark on the tip of the tail

Persian Manuscript Gouache Painting with Wresters! antique needlopoint I really love the formIt's the pair of wrestlers on this illuminated manuscript page, Persian I believe, that really make it for me, though the gridded patterning on that bright blue floor, and weeping willows against gold, and lime green of the seated man's tunic really do it for me too! Gouache on paper, with terrific color and pattern and gestures throughout, earlyish 20th c. or so I presume. 7 7 8" x 5 7 8" and in very good condition, with a few stains and a little