Lot 216
  • 216

A katamkari micro-mosaic table cabinet, Sind, Pakistan, 17th century

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

of rectangular form on turned feet, with a hinged drop front revealing six drawers each with brass palmette handles, the top inlaid with tortoiseshell, ivory, gilded and micro-mosaic polygonal plaques, the sides, front and drawers inlaid with micro-mosaic panels with stellar and geometric motifs

Condition

losses to draw handles, areas of loss and lifting to micro-mosaic and inlaid plaques with associated consolidation, as viewed
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