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Unidentified artists
Pair of Desks18th century

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Small carved wood cabinet with dense scrollwork and mother-of-pearl inlay, raised on four ball feet, showing front and right side
Small cabinet of dark carved wood inlaid with mother-of-pearl, cube-shaped with bun feet; dense scrolling foliate patterns and figural motifs on the front door panels, iridescent shell inlay contrasting against deep brown ground, iron hasp at center.
Artist or Maker
Unidentified artists
Title
Pair of Desks
Place Made
Bolivia (possibly Moxos or Chiquitos)
Date Made
18th century
Medium
Wood, mother-of-pearl, partial gilt, iron, and paint
Dimensions
Each (closed): 15 3/4 × 13 × 16 in. (40 × 33 × 40.6 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art Deaccession Fund
Accession Number
M.2024.155.1-.2
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Latin American Art
Copyright
photo © Museum Associates/LACMA, by Kristina Simonsen

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