Lot Essay
A pair of mother-of-pearl inlaid armchairs from the same maker, Habib Ibrahim, sold at Christie's King Street, 23 April 2015, lot 33.
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SIGNED HABIB IBRAHIM, EGYPT, DATED AH 1327/1909-10 AD
Details
A PAIR OF MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID CHAIRS
SIGNED HABIB IBRAHIM, EGYPT, DATED AH 1327/1909-10 AD
Each of typical form with wide seats, straight backs surmounted by arabesque arches, the back of each elegantly engraved with two niches flanking a square panel all engraved with arabesque, panels of mashrabiyya above and below, the engraved elements each inlaid with mother-of-pearl geometric or stellar motifs, the upper panels of mashrabiyya bordering a panel of thuluth script, the arched panel on the top with a crescent and star roundel between mother-of-pearl inlaid panels with the signature of the maker and date, the leading edges all with mother-of-pearl bands decorated with geometric strapwork, the seat and legs similarly decorated, some pieces now separate but retained, some lacking
44 ¾ x 18 ½ x 18 ½in. (113.7 x 47 x 47cm.)
SIGNED HABIB IBRAHIM, EGYPT, DATED AH 1327/1909-10 AD
Each of typical form with wide seats, straight backs surmounted by arabesque arches, the back of each elegantly engraved with two niches flanking a square panel all engraved with arabesque, panels of mashrabiyya above and below, the engraved elements each inlaid with mother-of-pearl geometric or stellar motifs, the upper panels of mashrabiyya bordering a panel of thuluth script, the arched panel on the top with a crescent and star roundel between mother-of-pearl inlaid panels with the signature of the maker and date, the leading edges all with mother-of-pearl bands decorated with geometric strapwork, the seat and legs similarly decorated, some pieces now separate but retained, some lacking
44 ¾ x 18 ½ x 18 ½in. (113.7 x 47 x 47cm.)
Special notice
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