An Ottoman mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell-inlaid casket Turkey, 19th Century
An Ottoman mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell-inlaid casket
Turkey, 19th Century
of rectangular form on four bracketed feet, three drawers to front, the hinged lid with sloped edges, profusely decorated in mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell inlay with panels of geometric design overlaid with cartouches filled with vegetal interlace, the interior of the lid with mirror and paper flowers behind glass
41.5 x 52.5 x 31.3 cm.
Provenance
Sotheby's, Islamic Works of Art, Carpets and Textiles, 13 April 1988, lot 476.
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An Ottoman mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell-inlaid casket
Turkey, 19th Century
of rectangular form on four bracketed feet, three drawers to front, the hinged lid with sloped edges, profusely decorated in mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell inlay with panels of geometric design overlaid with cartouches filled with vegetal interlace, the interior of the lid with mirror and paper flowers behind glass
41.5 x 52.5 x 31.3 cm.
Provenance
Sotheby's, Islamic Works of Art, Carpets and Textiles, 13 April 1988, lot 476.
