Ottoman pedestal table, Turkey, 19th century A pedestal table with a decagonal top and resting on ten legs linked in pairs by poly-lobed arches, in wood inlaid with bone, mother-of-pearl, tortoise shell and wood fillets of different species and shades, forming a geometric checkerboard pattern, with a medallion decorated with a tughra or pseudo-tughra adorning the center of the top. Height: 44 cm; diameter: 35.8 cm Slight accidents, very slight missing parts. An Ottoman Mother of Pearl, Bone and Tortoise Shell Inlaid Wooden Pedestal Table, Turkey, 19th century

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