λ A CARVED HARDWOOD MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND BONE-INLAID SYRIAN WALL PANEL
Ottoman Syria, late 19th - first half 20th century

Of rectangular shape, resting on two feet, scalloped on the sides, the upper section decorated with a rounded arch and three smaller niches divided by thin columns, a grid of globular wooden openwork at the top, the lower section with a shallow rectangular base, lined in iron to let canes, sticks, and umbrellas rest against the wooden board, with hoops for handles placed at mid-height, the wooden structure intricately engraved with vegetal motifs and enhanced with bone and mother-of-pearl-inlaid floral decorations, 171cm x 84cm.

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