A POST-NASRID FALL-FRONT WRITING CHEST

Lot 31
01.05.2025 11:00UTC +01:00
Classic
Starting price
£ 10 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1404784
Lot 31 | A POST-NASRID FALL-FRONT WRITING CHEST
Estimate value
£ 10 000 – 15 000
A POST-NASRID FALL-FRONT WRITING CHEST
SPAIN, 16TH CENTURY
The wooden body inlaid with ivory, bone, ebony, and silver tesserae, the front panel with a border of stellar motifs within octagons, the side and upper surfaces similar, the base and reverse undecorated, hinged handles to the sides, the front with a large lock and hinged clasp with key, the hinge at the base with elegant chasing to the interior, the front opening to reveal six equal-sized drawers and one longer one with handles, the fronts inlaid, on small knop feet
10 5/8 x 14 3/8 x 9in. (27.1 x 36.6 x 22.9cm.)
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
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