Estimate: $400 - $600
Price Realized: $532 Includes buyer's premium
An early 20th century Syrian wall mirror featuring a rectangular walnut frame decorated with a continuous, dense marquetry border composed of hand-cut iridescent mother-of-pearl tesserae, polished bone fragments, and multi-toned exotic wood elements arranged in geometric running borders and scrolling foliate arabesque designs enclosing a rectangular central mirror plate
65 x 40 1/2 x 2 inches
From a Private Collection
Good; stable tight crack to the wooden frame running along the inside of the upper perimeter edge, with minor scattered typical losses to the bone and mother-of-pearl inlay fragments and light natural oxidation to the wood patina consistent with age and material degradation
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Art has not been examined out of the frame unless otherwise stated. Frames, lampshades, or items described as “supplementary” are not considered integral to the value of the lot and are excluded from condition assessments. This includes any mat, mounting, glazing, hanging apparatus, case, box, or stand. Timepiece movements, lighting elements and items with mechanical or electrical components have not been thoroughly tested and are not covered under warranty by Capsule.
