An Ottoman Mother-of-Pearl and Tortoiseshell-inlaid Table, Turkey, 18th century

of decagonal form, standing on ten legs in a selection of hardwoods, each side with a panel of interlocking triangular motifs in inlaid ivory and tortoiseshell, the top with concentric rings of polygons in ivory, mother-of-pearl, ebony and tortoiseshell surrounding a central ten-pointed star within a raised border comprising bands of ivory and mother-of-pearl with triangular designs

Minor losses to mother-of-pearl inlay, some splitting at the sides and slight inward warping to some of the legs, as viewed.
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