An Ottoman Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Wood Table, Syria, 19th Century

of hexagonal form, with six faceted legs and arches, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, wood and lac, the top with a central stellar medallion encircled by interlocking polygons each with an arabesque of split-palmettes reserved on a lac ground, bordered by narrow keyfret and geometric bands, the sides with further panels of mother-of-pearl arabesques on a lac ground with stellar, cheque-board and chevron borders, with a band of calligraphy

in good condition, areas of mother-of-pearl inlay and lac with associated repair, as viewed
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