SYRIAN WALL SHELF in carved walnut inlaid with mother-of-pearl, opening onto a front door richly decorated with rosettes, surrounded by two mihrab-shaped niches. The upper part is bordered by a frieze of cut-out fleurons inlaid with mother-of-pearl pastilles. With its key. (Minor damage). Syria, 19th century. A LARGE WOODEN WITH MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAY WALL SHELF, SYRIA, 19TH CENTURY. HEIGHT 83 CM (32 11/16 IN.) - WIDTH 82 CM (32 1/4 IN.) - DEPTH. 28 CM (11 IN.) Provenance Acquired in Syria at the end of the 19th century by the great-grandfather of the present owner and kept in the family since his return in 1897-1898.