THREELACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ WAFER SEALCASES Iran, late 19th - early 20th century Comprising two rectangular flat wafer seal cases, both with vertical composition of figural cartouches amidst floral bouquets, the ladies on the larger case clad according to Western fashion standards, on the smaller case instead showcasing traditional Iranian clothes with termeh jacket, polychrome painted over a translucent gold sprinkled and painted dark ground, the larger 14cm long; the third case decorated with Safavid-inspired motifs such as arabesques, split palmette tendrils, cloud-bands and golden scrollwork, reminiscent of several 19th-century lacquer products from the city of Shiraz, the underside with lotus trellis against a red ground, 14.5cm long.