Rare Ottoman bridal box. Türkiye, early 19th century

Rare Ottoman bridal box. Türkiye, early 19th century.
Wooden core completely lined with mother-of-pearl. Gilded bronze feet.
Interior painted with flowers and a mirror.
In good condition.
Parallels: Bonhams, Oct 16, 2003, Lot 262.
Measurements: 77 x 58.5 x 34.5 cm.
Bridal box entirely lined with mother-of-pearl tesserae meticulously arranged following a geometric arrangement, in a decorative display that shows the high capacity of the craftsman in question. It rises on high stiletto legs, narrower towards the base, which rest on gilded bronze feet. It has a folding lid beveled at the top, in a trapezoidal format, on which a flower is also drawn in mother-of-pearl. Its front has a lock. The interior is decorated with a mirror bordered by mother-of-pearl plates flanked by painted floral decorations. This is undoubtedly a piece of great elegance and sophistication, whose slender structure stands out from other examples of the same typology.