zaterdag 28 augustus 2010

Antique middle Eastern furniture

 

Display chest

Rarely found antique display chest, handmade from wood and inlaid with quality mother of pearl. It was used in the late 19th century in Syria.

19th century Moorish style. These armoires are still used in Damascus, Syria as a functional piece of furniture.

 

 

Ottoman mother of pearl inlaid chair

19th century

Hardwood chair with arched cresting rail carved with Kufic inscription above a carved pierced horizontal backrest centering a mushrabia roundel, decorated overall with stylized floral and foliate scroll work and scattered certosina inlaid flower heads.

 

 

Turkish, Ottoman Empire, octagonal, coffee table

Turkish, Ottoman Empire, octagonal  table with ebony and mother of pearl inlay.

19 th Century

Heirloom hand-made occasinal table carved with the most beautiful details of islamic geometrical designs, leaf / floral motifs and poetry description solid.

 

 

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