Lot n° 82
Estimation :
600 - 800
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 2 860EUR
Ottoman scribe's box
Wood, tortoise shell,... - Lot 82 - Daguerre
Ottoman scribe's box
Wood, tortoise shell, mother of pearl.
Turkey, 18th century, Ottoman Empire
Accidents, restorations and missing parts.
H. 14 W. 33 D. 14,5 cm
Mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell marquetry was very popular at the Ottoman court from the end of the 16th century.
This decorative technique was also used to decorate the walls of the Baghdad Pavilion in Topkapi, initiated
under Murad IV in 1639 and completed in 1640 during the reign of Sultan Ibrahim. This beautiful scribe's box rests on
This beautiful scribe's box rests on four feet, and has a typical decoration of mother-of-pearl fleurons on a tortoise-shell background.
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