Late 19th Century SYRIAN Inlaid Wood Chest/Trunk

Late 19th Century SYRIAN Inlaid Wood Chest, inlaid with mother of pearl, floral design. All Hand made. Perfect Condition. Size 34 inches Long. 24 inches High,  12 inches wide. Antique Late Ottoman Empire. Great looking, Magnificent Piece, Very decorative, will bring  pleasure to a room. Great looking and fine made  Inlaid wood chest. Its beautifully inlaid with SADAF (mother of pearl).The art of inlaying mother of pearl is hard and time consuming. They take dried walnut pieces and are cut to a rough shape of desired object. Then, they are carved by a skilled artisan, creating complicated patterns . Small pieces are cut to form together various shapes - rings, stars, ornaments,  mother of pearl is very thin, very fragile and brittle, and not flexible, and that many parts of the furniture need to be slightly curved, which makes it necessary to profile the mother of pearl in a third dimension, on top of the complicated flat shapes! Then the pieces are glued in place, creating a perfectly uniform, flat surface, flush with the walnut base that holds them. When all the pieces have been mounted together, and finally create a single piece of furniture, they are finished with high quality varnishes, to protect the delicate mother of pearl as well as the fine walnut wood. Owning a piece of furniture with inlay is very unique.The price is $900 for the Chest. Shipping and handling is $200 within the United states Via UPS Ground. for all other international shipping we will provide a price depending your address or if you can pick it up yourself you may do so. For further information please email at windsorant@yahoo.com or call 212 3191077