Occasional table
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1900
Materials
Mother of pearl, tortoiseshell, hardwood
Measurements
47 x 44 cm
Place of origin
North Africa
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Standen House and Garden, West Sussex
NT 1213920
Summary
A tortoiseshell and mother of pearl hardwood occasional table, North African, circa 1900. The ten-sided dished detachable top with overall geometric patterns and centred with a floral motif, the folding base similarly decorated and with pointed 'mihrab' arches forming the legs.
Provenance
Purchased by Margaret Beale from Maison du club, Mustapha Superieur, Algiers, 4th March, 1905. Described on the invoice as an 'Old fine inlaid coffee table .... 150.00 francs'.