λ A PAIR OF MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND BONE-INLAID MASHRABIYA-STYLE BOXES
Egypt, 20th century

Each of rectangular shape, resting on four stepped bracket feet, each side and the hinged lid worked in the typical openwork mashrabiya-style with rows of baluster-shaped clusters joint by small ivory and wood arms, the edges of the lid enhanced with a mother-of-pearl-inlaid geometric fretwork band, each 9cm x 15cm x 10cm.

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