Skampla
This 18th century tea table (Ottoman period), rectangular in shape, measuring 83 cm in length, 37 cm in width and 63 cm in height, is made of wood carved using the interlocking technique.
This table is decorated with plants painted in watercolors. Green, orange and gold are the most used colors. Other tables bear calligraphy in the name of the artisan, such as “Hadj El Bled”, or “El Djazaïr”.
The surface of the table is decorated with a set of squares of earthenware or zellige manufactured in Delft (Holland) and whose use was very widespread in Algiers in particular and in Algeria in general.
This table is a very rare piece, the model of which is exhibited at the National Museum of Antiquities in Algiers.
This table is decorated with plants painted in watercolors. Green, orange and gold are the most used colors. Other tables bear calligraphy in the name of the artisan, such as “Hadj El Bled”, or “El Djazaïr”.
The surface of the table is decorated with a set of squares of earthenware or zellige manufactured in Delft (Holland) and whose use was very widespread in Algiers in particular and in Algeria in general.
This table is a very rare piece, the model of which is exhibited at the National Museum of Antiquities in Algiers.