A pair of Persian painted and lacquered rectangular boxes and covers decorated with figures below trees -- 5½in. long; a lacquered qalamdan decorated with a panel depicting various officials surrounded by further panels of calligraphy -- 8½in. long; a lacquered comb decorated with calligraphy -- 3¼in. long; and a collection of twenty-two painted and lacquered playing cards decorated with portraits and lions -- 2½in. long. (26)