λ A SMALL CARVED HARDWOOD MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID LOW COUCH
Ottoman Syria, late 19th - 20th century

Of typical rectangular shape, resting on four bracketed feet, rising to gently everted armrests, the central seat and sides lined in later red velvet, the wooden structure carved with vegetal motifs and inlaid with mother-of-pearl tesserae arranged in star-shaped designs, the sides with openwork lattice band in mashrabiya style, 57cm x 93.5cm x 42cm.

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