Inlaid Ottoman Side Table Attributed to Liberty & Co

Tables

£750.00

A fine Ottoman side, lamp or tea table of characteristic octagonal form. The top is finished in ebony, chequered stringing and inlaid mother of pearl (nacre) banding; the central design beautifully inset with mother of pearl and tughra emblem enclosed in an eight point star. This was a calligraphic insignia or seal of the reigning Sultan. The geometric base is decorated with ebony and square mother of pearl mosaic panels over Moorish arched heads extending to form the eight legs.

Robust and usable condition, having been gently and sympathetically restored to retain a lovely patina.

Most likely imported during the 1880s/ 1890s by Liberty & Co, of a similar type to that featured on page 53 of their Eastern Art catalogue (1880/81), and page 69 of their Handbook of Sketches (1889).

Source: Daryl Bennett: Liberty’s Furniture 1875 – 1915: The Birth of Modern Interior Design, Antique Collectors’ Club, 2012, page 106.

Dimensions:

Height: 51 cm (20 inches)

Diameter: 42 cm (16.5 inches)

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