An Ivory, bone and mother-of-pearl inlaid coffee table, Egypt or Syria, circa 19th century

of octagonal form, its eight legs separated at the base by cusped arches with ivory borders, each side decorated with a mashribiyya panel surrounded by interlocking geometric designs, the surface top comprising a weave of interlacing and interlocking mother-of-pearl, bone and wood polygons emanating from a central eight-pointed star, the outer border with a stellar mosaic motif

In overall good condition, minor losses to the inlay with some very slight splitting and cracking associated with age, small section of one foot missing, as viewed.
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