Antique 18th Century Tibetan Buddhist Gilded Iron Lama's Pen Case Derge 1700 Decorative Arts 24" long X 7" tall

24" long X 7" tall X 5

Jack McLarty

He famously designed the Tony Award winning sets for Truman Capote's 1954 Broadway musical "House of Flowers"

blades & fork ends are solid sterling throughout

Antique 18th Century Tibetan Buddhist Gilded Iron Lama's Pen Case Derge 1700 Decorative Arts 24" long X 7" tallA fine & unusally large antique Tibetan gilded iron pen case, circa 1700. The cylindrical pen case in two parts & made from gilded iron, with finely pierced openwork and engraved decoration. At each end is a stylized bulbous shaped lotus blossom finial, both the the short end & long end having skillfully engraved openwork with foliate & dragon decoration. The pencase having two loops to receive a cord so the case could be hung from a sash or belt, the