Two Qalyan waterpipes, one Russian for Iran, the other Central European for Iran, with Shahs' effigies, 20th century Two campaniform-based water pipes with their stoves. The first, in garnet-glazed porcelain, features gold-rimmed medallions with flowers in reserve. Under the base, red stamps of the Verbilki Dmitrovskaya Soviet factory. The second, a white porcelain qalyan with blue floral decoration punctuated by medallions featuring portraits of Naser ed-Din Shah and Mozaffar ed-Din Shah Qâjâr. The stove features the same decoration and is topped with a metal leaf. H. bases: 26.5 cm; H. furnaces (without metal part): 15 cm Small loss on the red porcelain stove, oxidation on the metal parts, small stains, wear on the decoration. Provenance: Former collection of a Paris researcher (Part I).