A mother-of-pearl, wood and bone-inlaid coffee table, Syria, circa 1900

of octagonal form, the eight legs separated by cusped arches decorated with arabesques and bordered by bands of mother-of-pearl, bone and wood interlocking stars, surmounted by panels of geometric interlacing design, the surface top bordered with an outer bone rim within which a further band of interlacing cartouches surrounding a central stellar and polygon motif

In very good overall condition, some replacement inlaid pieces, very minor scratches and scuffs, as viewed.
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