Rahlé Koran stand, Near East, late 19th century Koran stand consisting of four identical wooden panels joined together by hinges to form a manuscript holder. The whole is inlaid with metal wires and mother-of-pearl and bone plates, forming a geometrical design of interlocking circles on the small square upper panels, and a design of foliage and flowers on the long rectangular lower panels, with an openwork floral motif. A floral composition decorates the inside of the small panels. 88.5 x 24 cm (closed); 75 x 63 cm (open) Wear, small chips, wood cracked in places. A Qur'an Stand, Near-East, late 19th century Maison Tarazi Collection - Lots 280 to 295