Qalamdan pencil box decorated with figures, Iran qâjâr, 19th century Oblong papier-mâché pen box with painted, gilded and lacquered decoration depicting on the top a couple in a landscape from which a human head emerges, the sides adorned with a horseman in a landscape framed by two portraits in oval medallions, mountain landscapes painted on the ends. Length: 23.5 cm Chips, small missing parts, pencil box glazed over. A Qajar Lacquered Papier-mâché Qalamdan with Figures, Iran, 19th century