A BONE-INLAID WOOD NASRID-STYLE CABINET SPAIN, 19TH CENTURY

A BONE-INLAID WOOD NASRID-STYLE CABINET
SPAIN, 19TH CENTURY
The surfaces decorated with geometric patterns, the fall-front secured with a metal bolt, opening to reveal an elaborate mock-architectural interior, the upper register with an arcade of horseshoe arches between two drawers, above a 'staircase' of four further drawers, flanked by horseshoe-arches opening onto two recessed niches with mirrored interiors, the hinged sides opening out with two semicircular balconies, the opening lid with a mirror set within a lobed openwork frame
12 ¾ x 16 1⁄8 x 9in. (32.4 x 41.1 x 22.9cm.)

Provenance
The cartouche on the front reads la ghalib illa Allah, 'there is no victor but God'