An Italian Ivory-Inlaid, Ebony, Ebonised, Kingwood and Pietra Dura Prie-Dieu

Decorated throughout with arabesque and geometric motifs including borders of scrolling flowers, foliage, birds, and animals, and inlaid with lapis lazuli, jasper and rosso antico , the hinged sloping top opening to reveal a compartment, the reverse inlaid with the the holy monogram for Jesus, above a facade centered by a door opening to reveal a shelved interior with hidden compartment, the kneeling knee rest similarly inlaid above an apron fitted with two drawers on shaped bracket feet, the underside bearing the label 'Schillersdorfer Schloss Inventar No. 67'

Estimate:$6,619.23

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