* A SMALL QAJAR LACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ PEN CASE WITH PHOTOGRAPHS (QALAMDAN) PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION Iran, 19th century With rounded ends and a sliding tray, the top applied with a pair of identical portrait photographs of Naser AL Din Shah in jewelled and aigretted hat above and below the portrait of an unidentified European lady, the sides and areas between photographs with poetry in praise of calligraphy in Persiannasta'liq script, also using reproduction techniques and repeating half-lines, one end with the photograph of a young European boy, the other end with a photograph of a European lady at her toilette in a state of undress, on gilded black ground, the underside and interior tray in bright red, 16cm x 2.7cm x 3.2cm.