An Ottoman mother-of-pearl, bone and tortoiseshell inlaid table, Turkey, 18th century

of decagonal form inlaid with tortoiseshell, mother of pearl and ivory, with a central solar medallion with tortoiseshell roundel inlaid with a mother-of-pearl tughra surrounded by geometric bands, panels of chequerboard and diamond patterning to sides, cusped arcade legs inlaid with ivory

inscriptions

In tughra form, the Basmalah:

bism allah al-rahman al-rahim

‘In the name of God, The Most Compassionate, The Most Merciful’