Lot Essay
A comparable example in the Victoria and Albert museum (A.70-1927) is attributed to Franciscan monks possibly working in Bethlehem.
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PALESTINE, LATE 18TH CENTURY
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AN ENGRAVED MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND BONE VENEERED CROSS
PALESTINE, LATE 18TH CENTURY
With a fruitwood carcase decorated with foliate roundels to the corners
16 ¼ in. (41.5 cm.) high on an associated wood plinth
PALESTINE, LATE 18TH CENTURY
With a fruitwood carcase decorated with foliate roundels to the corners
16 ¼ in. (41.5 cm.) high on an associated wood plinth
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