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

of octagonal form, the eight legs separated by cusped arches with ivory-inlaid arabesque spandrels, surmounted by square and rectangular panels of interlacing mother-of-pearl and ivory-inlaid geometric patterns, the top decorated with a design comprising a ring of eight small stars amid a weave of interlacing ivory on a mother-of-pearl ground, within a raised border of a similar design with ivory edging

In very good overall condition, some minor scruffs and scratches, some small replacement parts, as viewed.
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