Gujarat has been recorded as a center of mother-of-pearl production since as early as 1502 when Vasco de Gama was gifted a Gujarati mother-of-pearl bed from the King of Melinde. The present doors are composed of a puzzle of small, pierced pieces of mother-of-pearl. Compare this lot to a very similar pair of mother-of-pearl inlaid doors, sold at Christie's London, 8 October 2014, lot 192 for GBP 27,500.
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Minor chips to the mother of pearl inlays throughout. Mounted into modern doorways. Damage to modern doorway in top right corner.
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