λ A MOTHER-OF-PEARL, IVORY AND EBONY-INLAID HARDWOOD WALL PANEL
Possibly Syria or Egypt, late 19th - early 20th century

Of rectangular shape, with protruding lobed and crenelated sides, the panel fully decorated with reticulated mashrabiya-style openwork panels both on the sides, back and along the central banister-like unit, below the fence a carved calligraphic panel greeting in Arabic those who are looking at the panel, the edges and contours of the central unit all inlaid in mother-of-pearl, ivory and ebony tesserae creating a pleasant two-tone Moorish style, further inlays in the shape of stars, geometric motifs and sunbursts throughout the whole panel, with a flat upper shelf at the top and a three-lobed arch at the bottom, 71cm x 80cm.

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