{"product_id":"vintage-persian-brass-scribe-writing-set-am1701","title":"Vintage Persian Brass Scribe\/Writing Set","description":"Vintage portable brass Persian scribe\/writing set. Known as a Qalamdan\/Divit. Hand engraved with animal figures of deer like creature, perhaps a fallow deer, and decorative scallops. Inkwell with seashell lid. Nice patina from age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContains handwritten note with thw following provenance: \u003cbr\u003e\"This brass ink stand and pen and pencil holder was from a collection of Margaret P. Tappeu (Aunt Gretchen). She gave this to me as a \"shower\" gift in 1940. It is an antique. For a wedding gift, she gave me the etching \"A Glimpse of the Sea\" that I have always called \"Sand Dunes.\"\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#989898\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePERIOD: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003eEarly 20th Century\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#989898\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eORIGIN: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003eIran, Asia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#989898\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSIZE:   \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e8 3\/4\"L x 2 1\/4\"W x 2\"H\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ciscos","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68196055744762,"sku":"AM1701","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/3405\/files\/AM1701-1.jpg?v=1794505705","url":"https:\/\/ciscosgallery.com\/products\/vintage-persian-brass-scribe-writing-set-am1701","provider":"Cisco's Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}