MOROCCO, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY

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A LARGE PAINTED WOODEN CEILING
MOROCCO, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY
Formed of four separate panels, decorated with a large floral medallion in red and yellow on green ground, flanked by almond-shaped medallions at either corner, each panel assembled from a number of narrow planks, each of them consolidated at the back with modern wooden supports
121 ¾ x 120 7/8in. (309 x 307cm.) mounted together

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Lot Essay

For other examples of 18th and 19th century Moroccan painted woodwork, attributed to Meknes, see Arts et Traditions du Maroc, Courbevoie, 1998, p.65 and pp.230-233. A 20th century Moroccan ceiling recently sold in these rooms, 20th October 2016, lot 177.

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