A TARACEA BONE-INLAID WOODEN CHEST

Lot 46
26.10.2023 10:30UTC +00:00
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Starting price
£ 25 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1033036
Lot 46 | A TARACEA BONE-INLAID WOODEN CHEST
Estimate value
£ 25 000 – 35 000
A TARACEA BONE-INLAID WOODEN CHEST

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.)

Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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