λ A DELICATE SMALL MOTHER-OF-PEARL OPENWORK BOX
Jerusalem, Near East, 18th - 19th century

Of rectangular shape, with curved short sides and rounded edges, composed of six mother-of-pearl plaques finely pierced and pinned to each other with copper alloy hinges, the lid with a carved image of the Dome of the Rock in the centre and interlocking vines and berry trellis all around, the lateral plaques decorated with scrolls of vine leaves, the base engraved with rosette medallions and further leafy designs, every panel framed within a thin geometric border, 10cm x 3cm x 5cm.

Provenance: Boisgirard Antonini Paris, Arts d'Orient, 28 November 2013, lot 170.

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