TWO TALL ORIENTALIST MASHRABIYA-STYLE CORNER CABINETS
Egypt, late 20th century

Of rectangular shape, each cabinet made of two separate units placed one on top of the other, the lower units rectangular chests with square doors opening to the side, the door panels carved with typical Islamic geometric patterns and star design, 66cm high x 119cm wide x 34.5cm deep; the upper units hollow inside and featuring openwork mashrabiya-style panels on the sides and in the squinches of the ogival arches at the front, a frieze of projecting muqarnas decoration at the top, 136cm high x 122cm wide x 37cm deep, the combined height of the full cabinet 202cm.