Lot 322
- 322
An Ottoman tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl table cabinet, Turkey, 18th century
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Ottoman Turkish Box
- wood, tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl and bone
of rectangular form with draw to the front revealing three compartments with foliate lockplate and rosette handle, inlaid with plaques of tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl, the sides with diamond trellis and chequerboard, the top with cusped quatrefoils in tortoiseshell reserved on a mother-of-pearl ground bordered by zigzag bands, the front with further zigzag and chequerboard patterning and arcaded diamond motif, the edges with bone inlay