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$19,500
An exceptional and highly unusual pair of antique Ottoman Moorish pedestal tables, handcrafted in Turkey during the late 19th century, circa 1880. Distinguished by extensive mosaic decoration incorporating iridescent abalone shell, mother-of-pearl, carved bone and contrasting fruitwood, these remarkable octagonal tables represent a particularly elaborate example of Ottoman and Islamic decorative craftsmanship. Each pedestal features an octagonal tray-form top surrounded by a raised rim and supported by eight slender architectural legs. Nearly every visible surface is decorated with individually cut pieces of shell, bone and wood arranged in intricate geometric compositions. The combination of
