"OTTOMAN MOTHER OF PEARL AND TORTOISESHELL INLAID CALLIGRAPH...

Estimate

£3,000 - £5,000

"OTTOMAN MOTHER OF PEARL AND TORTOISESHELL INLAID CALLIGRAPHY BOX,
OTTOMAN TURKEY,
19TH CENTURY"

Of rectangular form on four elaborate bracket-style raised legs and hinged lid, the surface covered in inlaid mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell panels in alternating diamond and triangular geometric shapes, the edges decorated with geometric bands of ivory, a tulip lockplate on a white ivory panel and a similar tulip pattern on the lid.

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