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An Ottoman mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell inlaid wood casket Turkey, 18th/ 19th Century image 1
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Lot 71Y

An Ottoman mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell inlaid wood casket
Turkey, 18th/ 19th Century

23 May 2023, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£4,000 - £6,000

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An Ottoman mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell inlaid wood casket
Turkey, 18th/ 19th Century

of rectangular form on four bracketed feet, the hinged lid with sloped edges, profusely decorated in mother of pearl, tortoiseshell and bone inlay with panels of geometric designs, the lid with a central panel containing a rosette within a lobed cartouche and two smaller panels to either side containing split palmettes
39.2 x 26.6 x 47.1 cm.

Footnotes

For a smaller casket featuring a similar design scheme sold in these rooms, see Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 25 April 2017, lot 141.

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