A BONE-INLAID WOOD NASRID-STYLE CABINET

Lot 20
25.04.2024 10:00UTC +00:00
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£ 8 820
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Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 20 | A BONE-INLAID WOOD NASRID-STYLE CABINET
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£ 8 000 – 12 000
A BONE-INLAID WOOD NASRID-STYLE CABINET

SPAIN, 19TH CENTURY

The surfaces decorated with geometric patterns, the fall-front secured with a metal bolt, opening to reveal an elaborate mock-architectural interior, the upper register with an arcade of horseshoe arches between two drawers, above a 'staircase' of four further drawers, flanked by horseshoe-arches opening onto two recessed niches with mirrored interiors, the hinged sides opening out with two semicircular balconies, the opening lid with a mirror set within a lobed openwork frame

12 ¾ x 16 1⁄8 x 9in. (32.4 x 41.1 x 22.9cm.)





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The cartouche on the front reads la ghalib illa Allah, 'there is no victor but God'
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