An Ottoman tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl scribe's cabinet, Turkey, 18th-19th century of rectangular form on bracketed feet with a hinged bevelled lid, the sides and cover inlaid with tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl, with panels of diamond, cube trellis and chequerboard patterning bordered by narrow bands of inlaid wood, the centre of the front and lid decorated with mother-of-pearl scrolling split and full palmettes on a tortoiseshell ground, legs inlaid with mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell with diamond patterning, brass hinges and key, the interior lined with red silk 53cm. width 36cm. height 32cm. depth
An Ottoman tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl scribe's cabinet, Turkey, 18th-19th century of rectangular form on bracketed feet with a hinged bevelled lid, the sides and cover inlaid with tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl, with panels of diamond, cube trellis and chequerboard patterning bordered by narrow bands of inlaid wood, the centre of the front and lid decorated with mother-of-pearl scrolling split and full palmettes on a tortoiseshell ground, legs inlaid with mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell with diamond patterning, brass hinges and key, the interior lined with red silk 53cm. width 36cm. height 32cm. depth
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