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Ottoman writing case Algeria, early 19th century
Wood with i…
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Ottoman writing case Algeria, early 19th century
Wood with i…
See original version (French)
Estimate €3,500 - €4,500
Voluntary lot
Description
Ottoman writing case
Algeria, early 19th century
Wood with inlaid mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell and bone decoration on all sides. The front is organised around a flap revealing eight drawers whose fronts repeat the same geometric repertoire - a network of star-shaped hexagons, friezes of triangles, medallions with four lobes cut out in mother-of-pearl on a tortoiseshell background. The opening lid reveals an original mirror framed with openwork scrolls in mother-of-pearl and bone on a red lacquered background. The original locks have been preserved. Restoration.
25 x 43 x 25 cm (9.8 x 16.9 x 9.8 in.)
Provenance :
Acquired by the current owner's family in Algeria in the 1940s-1950s.
An Ottoman marquetry cabinet with mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell and bone Inlay, Ottoman Empire, Probably Algeria, early 19th Century.
See original version (French)
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