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LATE 19TH CENTURY
Details
A North African walnut, ivory-inlaid and parquetry cylinder bureau**
Late 19th Century
Inlaid overall with thuya reserves and geometric patterns of various woods and ivory, the rectangular top above an arched gallery, the rolltop with reserves of Arabic inscriptions, lifting to reveal six short drawers centred by a mirrored mihrab, above a green felt-covered writing slide over a long frieze drawer, supported on a colonnaded trestle base
52½ in. (133.4 cm.) high; 31¾ in. (80.6 cm.) wide; 20¾ in. (52.7 cm.) deep
Late 19th Century
Inlaid overall with thuya reserves and geometric patterns of various woods and ivory, the rectangular top above an arched gallery, the rolltop with reserves of Arabic inscriptions, lifting to reveal six short drawers centred by a mirrored mihrab, above a green felt-covered writing slide over a long frieze drawer, supported on a colonnaded trestle base
52½ in. (133.4 cm.) high; 31¾ in. (80.6 cm.) wide; 20¾ in. (52.7 cm.) deep
Provenance
Mulay 'Abdu'l-Hafiz, Sultan of Morocco (1908-1912), thence by descent.
Sold Christie's East, 26 October 1993, lot 451 ($12,650).
Sold Christie's East, 26 October 1993, lot 451 ($12,650).
Special notice
Notice Regarding the Sale of Material from Endangered Species.
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country