Collinge Antiques

Description

Extraordinary Moorish style hall stand c.1930. Seven large brass hooks for hats and coats etc decorated with a star and crescent (symbol of the Ottoman empire and found nowadays on the flags of Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Turkey and Pakistan). Bevelled mirror at the centre shaped as a Mughal arch, over a small table with a glove drawer below and flanked on each side with crisply cast brass stays for sticks and umbrellas, with removable metal drip trays in the base. Dense Islamic style carving across the frame with a dedication to Allah at the centre of the frieze below the cornice, pierced arches above the mirror and mashrabiya panels below. Note how the shape of the mirror is repeated in the apron below the drawer. Excellent condition, cleaned and waxed in our workshops.
Dimensions: Width 44" Height 89" Depth 13".
Please contact us for more images, delivery and shipping quotes. Alternatively you are welcome to view and collect at our large warehouse showroom in Llandudno Junction, North Wales (approximately 45mins from Chester). We have a large and ever changing selection of genuine good quality antique furniture of all types and have twice been shortlisted for the Home and Antiques Magazine Antique Shop of the Year Award. 01492 580022.