A QAJAR LACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ PEN CASE (QALAMDAN) Iran, late 19th century With round ends and sliding tray, the top and sides painted with friezes of animals including horses, deer, mountain goats, wild cats, ducks, and other water fowl in a watery landscape, the base and inner sides with boats in a bay between a European town and a settlement with a tented encampment,22cm x 4cm x 3cm.