Antique Islamic Syrian Moorish Arabic Caligraphy Inlaid Chair Levantine 1890 Redo Baer was born in Chicago

Baer was born in Chicago and early in his career he was based in Germany

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Antique Islamic Syrian Moorish Arabic Caligraphy Inlaid Chair Levantine 1890 Redo Baer was born in ChicagoA good antique Syrian Moorish inlaid chair with mashrabiya and Arabic calligraphy decoration, circa 1890. This very attractive antique Levantine chair has a curved back with a pair of turned ball finials and a central crest inlaid with bone, the back is elaboratley decorated with mashrabiya stick & ball cross carvings, and the central panel is inliad with Mother of Pearl. The seat has the original embroidered fabric with a central Arabesque cartouche.