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LARGE CHEST IN MOTHER-OF-PEARL, BONE AND TURTLE SHELL
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LARGE CHEST IN MOTHER-OF-PEARL, BONE AND TURTLE SHELL
See original version (French)
Estimate €2,000 - €3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
LARGE CHEST IN MOTHER-OF-PEARL, BONE AND TURTLE SHELL
Turkey or Ottoman Syria, 19th century
Rectangular in shape, standing on four short legs, decorated with several bands of geometric motifs and squares on the front, lid, both sides and the five drawers, which are decorated with cartouches of foliage, palmettes and fleurons; each drawer retains its original lock; there are losses and gaps in the material (numerous veneer strips preserved in one of the drawers), as well as earlier restorations and traces of glue.
Dimensions: 87 x 47.5 x 49 cm
Provenance: Private collection, Vienna
A Large Ottoman Mother-of-Pearl, Tortoiseshell and Bone-Veneered Chest,
Turkey or Syria, 19th century
See original version (French)
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