A Profusely Inlaid Moorish Cigar Box sub-Curios and the flourishes on the

and the flourishes on the text are very late Victorian in style

This is a strikingly handsome piece that makes a substantial design statement

but it is more aesthetic than structural and thus remains stable

Hudson and Osbaldiston

A Profusely Inlaid Moorish Cigar Box sub-Curios and the flourishes on theOrigin: Moorish Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 1930 Height: 2 inches Depth: 6 inches Width: 9. 5 inches The rectangular cigar box inlaid intricately with mother of pearl, ebony and a variety of soft and fruit woods featuring the arabesque mosaic star. There is further inlaid decoration to the inner lid, the interior with a raised border, designed to hold layers of cigars. The condition is very good, with 95% of the