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Elliptical pen box with gold arabesques on a dark base.

Pen box with gold arabesque

Cover and sliding compartment with rounded ends. The top and sides are covered by an arabesque overlaid in gold on a dark steel ground. On the base, the arabesque is overlaid in silver.

Steel overlaid with gold on top and sides, silver on base

Qajar period

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