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The compound moulded inverted breakfront shelf above a rectangular
moulded tablet veneered with Sienna marble and flanked by panels
of jasper, the moulded opening flanked by acanthus leaf carved
volutes with scrolled terminals raised on squared base blocks.
The word Jasper means ‘spotted stone’ and is derived from Anglo-
French jasper, from the old French jaspe, via a Semitic language,
Hebrew, yashepheh and ultimately from Persian. Jasper has been
prized since ancient times for its colour and decorative qualities and
has been employed to make small objects, jewellery and for inlay in
special circumstances.
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