A MOORISH OCCASIONAL WOOD TABLE WITH MARQUETRY DECORATION AND GUJARATI...
A MOORISH OCCASIONAL WOOD TABLE WITH MARQUETRY DECORATION AND GUJARATI SCRIPT
Probably England, 19th century
Square wooden occasional table, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, abalone and exotic woods, raised on three feet on each side, forming two architectural cusped niches surmounted by an architrave inlaid with an Gujarati inscription (reading 'Tandaroosti - Health'), the table top is centred by a square reserve set diagonally and containing another Gujarati inscription ('Bishiyar rozi - Abundant blessings), surrounded by four bands decorated with Western interpretations of arabesque patterns, the remaining triangular spaces inlaid with iridescent shell.
43.5cm high
Such Orientalist furniture belongs to a period when the nineteenth-century fascination with the Far East gradually shifted towards the Near East, prompting several European manufacturers to produce furniture inspired by Middle Eastern styles, generally referred to as ‘Moorish’. Furniture with features similar to the present example is generally attributed to the English firm Liberty & Co., which produced and retailed furniture in Oriental and Moorish styles.
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A MOORISH OCCASIONAL WOOD TABLE WITH MARQUETRY DECORATION AND GUJARATI SCRIPT
Probably England, 19th century
Square wooden occasional table, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, abalone and exotic woods, raised on three feet on each side, forming two architectural cusped niches surmounted by an architrave inlaid with an Gujarati inscription (reading 'Tandaroosti - Health'), the table top is centred by a square reserve set diagonally and containing another Gujarati inscription ('Bishiyar rozi - Abundant blessings), surrounded by four bands decorated with Western interpretations of arabesque patterns, the remaining triangular spaces inlaid with iridescent shell.
43.5cm high
Such Orientalist furniture belongs to a period when the nineteenth-century fascination with the Far East gradually shifted towards the Near East, prompting several European manufacturers to produce furniture inspired by Middle Eastern styles, generally referred to as ‘Moorish’. Furniture with features similar to the present example is generally attributed to the English firm Liberty & Co., which produced and retailed furniture in Oriental and Moorish styles.
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