ID 1033036
Lot 46 | A TARACEA BONE-INLAID WOODEN CHEST
Estimate value
£ 25 000 – 35 000
NASRID OR POST-NASRID SPAIN, LATE 14TH OR 15TH CENTURY
The front, sides and hinged top inlaid with wooden micromosaic decoration of offset rows of eight-pointed stars within geometric borders, the splayed foot with further geometric decoration and separated from the main body by wooden band inlaid with bone, the interior of the lid with similar eight-pointed star decoration arranged in a grid pattern, the interior with a lidded compartment on each side, lined with paper
8 ¾ x 23 ¼ x 14 ½in. (22.2 x 59 x 37cm.)
| Medium: | Wood |
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| Historical era: | Nasrid dynasty |
| Place of origin: | Europe, Spain |
| Category: | Chests |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
| Medium: | Wood |
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| Historical era: | Nasrid dynasty |
| Place of origin: | Europe, Spain |
| Category: | Chests |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |||||
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