Syrian Exceptionally Intricate Wood Marquetry Folding Card Table, 1930s

A very uncommon, exceptionally intricate, and visually transfixing 1930s Syrian wood marquetry folding card table. Top and sides feature an incredibly complex and extremely well-executed Damascene or Moorish geometric mosaic design comprised of more than 5,000 exactingly hand-cut and meticulously placed marquetry pieces, with at least twenty-five different shapes and upwards of ten types of variously-colored wood on impressive display. At each corner are eight-point stars inlaid with one of the four playing card symbols, making its primary intended purpose clear, and suggesting that this table—or at least its top—was hand-crafted in Syria for the European or American market. On darker brown wood frame and slender folding legs with metal slide hinges. Underside of table finished in convincing faux-wood veneer contact paper with an Art Deco geometric design. Dimensions: Height: 26.75 in Width: 30.75 in Depth: 30.75 in Condition: Good Wear consistent with age and use. In very good near-antique condition. A bit of light wear and scuffs on edges, primarily at corners. Hinge design and thin legs result in some wobbliness and a tendency for it to become askew when in use; may be correctible with some modifications.