λ A HARDWOOD MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID OCCASIONAL TABLE
Possibly Egypt or Turkey, 20th century

Of octagonal shape, the tabletop inlaid with triangular mother-of-pearl tesserae arranged in geometric patterns like six-pointed stars and chevron fretwork bands, an octagonal mother-of-pearl-inlaid calligraphic cartouche in the centre, the legs decorated with coloured wood marquetry veneering featuring chequered decorative grids at the top and stylised vegetal trellis surrounding the arches towards the bottom, 46cm diam. and 52cm high.

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