Antique Islamic Syrian Moorish Arabic Caligraphy Inlaid Chair Levantine 1890 Recently Added He excelled at producing screen-prints

He excelled at producing screen-prints and introduced this technique to Oregon

Circa 1870

5" tall X 7

it is ready to grace your home or library/office

The bowl having a lobed rim and finely decorated & gilt to the outside with a 'thousand flowers' decoration

Antique Islamic Syrian Moorish Arabic Caligraphy Inlaid Chair Levantine 1890 Recently Added He excelled at producing screen-printsA good antique Syrian Moorish inlaid chair with mashrabiya and Arabic calligraphy decoration, circa 1890. This very attractive antique Levantine chair has a curved back with a pair of turned ball finials and a central crest inlaid with bone, the back is elaboratley decorated with mashrabiya stick & ball cross carvings, and the central panel is inliad with Mother of Pearl. The seat has the original embroidered fabric with a central Arabesque cartouche.