Intricate Ebony Collectors Display Shelf, 19th Century
A very unusual and intricately carved ebony three tier collectors display shelf, Anglo-Indian, 19th century, 31.50 in. high, 25.59 in. wide, 8.46 in. deep
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- Tier - One or more under-shelves of a table or cabinet.
- Ebony - Ebony is a close grained timber, black in colour. It has a fine texture which can be polished to a high gloss, making it suitable for venereering, inlay and stringing and its use as solid timber is resticted to small decorative items and ornamental decoration, such as chess pieces and musical instrument parts. The term "ebonised" means "faux ebony", timber that has been darkened during the polishing process to resemble ebony.
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