Ran into this set a while back and would like to tease out some more information.
It appears to be French made, and the unusual style of lizard leads me to believe it might be a Middle Eastern contract. I know Shah-period Iran imported something vaguely similar from France:
It appears to be French made, and the unusual style of lizard leads me to believe it might be a Middle Eastern contract. I know Shah-period Iran imported something vaguely similar from France: