Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection

Catalogue of Oriental Furniture and Brass Vessels – Damascus, Early 20th Century

Opening: $250
Unsold
"Album Meubles & Cuivres Orientaux, Michel Chalabi, Damas" ["Album of Oriental Furniture and Brass Vessels, Michel Chalabi, Damascus"]. No indication of name of publisher or year of publication, [Damascus, early 20th century]. French.
Photographic catalogue, with photos of hundreds of items offered at Michel Chalabi's business in Damascus, including wooden furniture and shoes, inlaid with seashell or mother-of-pearl; curtains; a host of repoussé, sawed, and engraved brass vessels, specifically lamps, plaques or plates, inkstands, bowls and pitchers, vessels inlaid with enamel; and many other items.
70 pp., 32X24 cm. Good condition. Minor tears to cover, some restored. Owners' stamp.
Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Greece, and the Balkans
Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Greece, and the Balkans