ATTRIBUTED TO EUGENIO QUARTI (ITALIAN, 1867 - 1929) AN ORIENTALIST...
AN ORIENTALIST WOOD AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL JEWELLERY CASKET
Probably Italy, late 19th - 20th century
Rectangular footed wooden cabinet, with two hinged lockable doors, eight drawers and a two-level top; extensively inlaid with rhombus-shaped mother-of-pearl tesserae, the drawer pulls surrounded by stripes and a central rosettes similar to those inlaid on the inner door panels, with echoes of a pattern frequently used by Eugenio Quarti in his celebrated Moorish-style furniture.
18cm x 23.6cm x 18cm
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AN ORIENTALIST WOOD AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL JEWELLERY CASKET
Probably Italy, late 19th - 20th century
Rectangular footed wooden cabinet, with two hinged lockable doors, eight drawers and a two-level top; extensively inlaid with rhombus-shaped mother-of-pearl tesserae, the drawer pulls surrounded by stripes and a central rosettes similar to those inlaid on the inner door panels, with echoes of a pattern frequently used by Eugenio Quarti in his celebrated Moorish-style furniture.
18cm x 23.6cm x 18cm
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Time, Location
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