Qalamdan pencil box with photographic portrait, Iran, early 20th century Oblong papier-mâché pen box with gold-painted decoration of foliage scrolls on black, white or red backgrounds under the base and on the inner compartment. On the top, an oblong cartouche incorporating a photograph of a child, probably Ahmad Shah, born in 1898 and the last Shah of the Qajar dynasty from 1909 to 1925. Length: 21.7 cm Accents and small chips, one end of the case missing. Provenance: Former collection of a Paris researcher (Part I).