Bench seat, Syria, late 19th century Eight-legged bench with straight armrests and pedimented back, carved, turned, engraved and inlaid with mother-of-pearl, bone and wood discs and stars. Several panels of moucharabiyyehs highlight the armrests, the pediment of the back and the seat, the engraved decorations predominantly plant and geometric, a cartouche engraved with an inscription in Arabic thuluth under the pediment. The seat is upholstered with a damask cushion decorated with a boteh. 84.5 x 79 x 40 cm One spacer broken, slight wear, wood cracked in places. A Syrian Wooden Bench, Near-East, late 19th century Maison Tarazi Collection - Lots 280 to 295