{"product_id":"antique-indo-persian-sorrento-marquetry-wall-plaque-reclining-sage-sufi","title":"Antique Indo Persian Sorrento Marquetry Wall Plaque Reclining Sage Sufi","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn attractive antique \u003cstrong\u003emarquetry inlaid wooden wall plaque\u003c\/strong\u003e, in the Sorrento or Indo-Persian taste, of irregular cartouche\/shaped form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe pictorial inlay is finely executed in contrasting hardwoods: a reclining figure — a sage, dervish or Sufi mystic — in flowing robes, drinking from a vessel beneath a flowering tree, with mosque\/temple architecture and birds in the background. The composition evokes the classic Persian\/Sufi imagery associated with the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam and broader Orientalist romantic taste.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVarious hardwoods used for the inlay, with brass hanging ring to verso. The reverse pencil-marked \"RC 13\" — likely an old collector or restorer's reference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLate 19th\/early 20th century. Attribution open to either Sorrento (Italian souvenir marquetry of the period, often executed with similar finesse), Persian Qajar-period khatam-kari work, or Anglo-Indian export production. The reclining-figure-with-wine motif is particularly characteristic of Persian\/Sufi iconography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCONDITION:\u003c\/strong\u003e Some scuffs to the wood, please see photographs. Structurally sound. The marquetry inlay is intact with no losses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn evocative piece with strong narrative imagery — suits Orientalist, Aesthetic Movement, or simply atmospheric interiors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 43 x 22 cm at widest points (irregular cartouche shape).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom a private UK collection. Carefully packed and dispatched via insured tracked service.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moffitts Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54127313387804,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/4630\/0188\/files\/57_473ce8ab-bd34-4f86-a561-fd1438a4d638.jpg?v=1779175082","url":"https:\/\/moffitts.co.uk\/products\/antique-indo-persian-sorrento-marquetry-wall-plaque-reclining-sage-sufi","provider":"Moffitts Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}