A mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell inset scribe's table
A mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell inset scribe's table

OTTOMAN TURKEY, AH 1260/1844 AD

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A mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell inset scribe's table
Ottoman Turkey, AH 1260/1844 AD
Of long rectangular form with cusped sides and end pieces, the top richly inlaid with mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell with a large sun-shaped roundel and two similar half-roundels within a border of floral meander and triangular shapes, sides and front similar, front edge with inlaid date 1260
3ft. 7in. (110cm.) wide

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