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A BONE-INLAID WOOD NASRID-STYLE CABINET
A BONE-INLAID WOOD NASRID-STYLE CABINET
A BONE-INLAID WOOD NASRID-STYLE CABINET
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A BONE-INLAID WOOD NASRID-STYLE CABINET
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A BONE-INLAID WOOD NASRID-STYLE CABINET

SPAIN, 19TH CENTURY

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

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Lot Essay


The inscription on the front of this cabinet is the motto of the Nasrid dynasty of Granada, the last Muslim monarchs in Iberia, whose reign came to an end in 1492 AD. A smaller cabinet of a similar design, including the architectural niches on each side of the central drawers, was sold in these Rooms on 11 April 2014, lot 459.

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