A TALL ORIENTALIST MASHRABIYA-STYLE CABINET
Egypt, late 20th century

Of rectangular shape, the cabinet made of two separate units placed one on top of the other, the lower unit a rectangular chest with internal shelves dividing the space in half, the doors carved with typical Islamic geometric patterns and star design, 66cm high x 116.5cm wide x 34.2cm deep; the upper unit hollow inside and featuring openwork mashrabiya-style panels on the sides and in the squinches of the ogival arch at the front, a frieze of muqarnas decoration protruding from the top moulding, 135cm high x 124cm wide x 37.5cm deep (the top moulding), the combined height of the two units 200cm.