Oriental work from the 19th century, 2 large shelves in carved wood and bone

ancient oriental work, pair of carved wooden pedestals, bone inlay circa 1880 missing bones

ancient Koran holder (rahlé) inlaid with mother-of-pearl and bone Nineteenth century numerous missing bones

Old wooden pedestal with bone and mother-of-pearl incrustation, oriental work circa 1900 very stable, small gaps in encrustation

Antique 19th century Oriental work, folding chair in carved wood, bone inlay, circa 1880

Pair 1920s or earlier Moroccan wood inlay wall shelves. These wonderful Múdejar design shelves feature abstract geometry, horseshoe, multifoil arches, and honeycombed vaults called m...

Group of three Syrian mother of pearl inlaid wooden wall shelves. The intricately carved wood of each is inlaid with designs in mother of pearl wit...

Beautiful pair of Persian engraved Ghalam-zani Islamic brass vases on Middle Eastern Syrian Moorish style wooden wall decorative brackets. The small Moorish brass vases are finely hand-chased with elaborate designs and presented on hand crafted wooden Arabian brackets inlaid with shell and Syrian fretwork decor. Engraving (Ghalam-zani) is a term, for artistic metalworking, it is one of the original Persian handicraft, the art of engraving and embossing, hammering, repousse and chasing elaborate designs, patterns and shapes on metals such as copper, silver, gold, and brass to form minute detailed reliefs or small engraved patterns. Art engraving has a long history in Iran and in the Middle East back to more than several thousand years ago. Wooden wall brackets...

19th century Anglo-Indian exotic wall shelf. Mother-of-pearl and metal inlays. Relief carvings, circa 1875.