An Ottoman tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl table cabinet, Turkey, 18th century

of rectangular form with draw to the front revealing three compartments with foliate lockplate and rosette handle, inlaid with plaques of tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl, the sides with diamond trellis and chequerboard, the top with cusped quatrefoils in tortoiseshell reserved on a mother-of-pearl ground bordered by zig-zag bands, the front with further zig-zag and chequerboard patterning and arcaded diamond motif, the edges with bone inlay

in good condition, minor surface abrasions and losses with associated consolidation, as viewed
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