A PARCEL-GILT AND SILVER FILIGREE PEN CASE (QALAMDAN)
Zanjan, Qajar Iran, early 20th century

With rounded ends and a sliding tray fitted with a detached inkwell mount, the gently curved lid presenting a charming two-tone filigree decoration with oval panels of interlocking vegetal scrolls, all interspersed with simple punch work borders, the underside with chased monabat-kari decoration and an oval vignette infilled with roses attended to by nightingales (gol-o-bolbol), flanked on either side with a floral arabesque, unmarked, 19.6cm long, 229 gr.