AN EXQUISITE AND INTRICATE MOTHER OF PEARL SET OF ORNAMENTS ...

Hammer

£3,000

AN EXQUISITE AND INTRICATE MOTHER OF PEARL SET OF ORNAMENTS DEPICTING MASJID AL AQSA, JERUSALEM

Of oval shape, finely carved ornament depicting Masjid Al Aqsa on a dense ground of leafy trees and flowers, mosque standing on a stand decorated with dense foliate scrolls and a seven-pointed star in a medallion in the middle, surrounded by delicate arabesque border, a mother of pearl stand at the back with a hinge that needs a repair, the box with curved short sides and rounded edges, composed of six mother-of-pearl plaques, the lid depicting a carved image of Masjid Al Aqsa (Dome of the Rock) in the centre entwined in foliage, sides decorated with scrolls of vine leaves, the base engraved with stylised flowers medallions, the plaques encircled with silver, the second box with curved short sides and rounded edges, the lid depicting two mosques in the centre encircled with scrolling foliage, sides decorated with scrolls of vine leaves, the base engraved with stylised flowers medallions and scrolls of vine leaves, the plaques encircled with silver,

Dimensions
Big Box 21,8 x 17,5cm, small box 10cm x 6,2cm x 2,5cm, small box9,2cm x 6cm x 3cm