Four Damascus chairs and an octagonal table, pierced and inlaid with mother-of-pearl, decorated and engraved with Islamic Arabic calligraphy. arm chair width 58.5 cm., height 109.5 cm., depth 58.5 cm. chair: width 45.5 cm., height 110 cm., depth 48.5 cm. table: width 52 cm., height 65 cm., depth 52 cm. PROVENANCE Private Dutch family, inherited from their grandfather, a tobacco commissioner, who purchased the items in Beirut during his trade trips around 1890. Please note: this lot contains ivory and is therefore subject to the relevant trade restrictions in correspondence with CITES regulations. Customers should familiarize themselves with the relevant CITES regulations before bidding.