PAIR OF SYRIAN CORNERS carved and inlaid with mother-of-pearl in pewter fillets. Mother-of-pearl floral stems surround the central section decorated with an openwork network of six-pointed stars. The upper part is decorated with floral scrolls. (Minor damage). Syria, 19th century. A PAIR OF WOOD WITH MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAY CORNER SHELVES, SYRIA, 19TH CENTURY. HEIGHT 84 CM (33 1/16 IN.) - WIDTH 30 CM (11 13/16 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.