A RARE OTTOMAN GOLD OPENWORK MIRROR
TURKEY, CIRCA 1620
A RARE OTTOMAN GOLD OPENWORK MIRROR TURKEY, CIRCA 1620 The gold panel of oval form, the back decorated in extremely elegant openwork with a dense floral vine surrounding an avian combat group, a border of meandering floral vine, the remains of textile visible beneath, around this and around the edge of the mirror a minor border set with quatrefoil turquoises alternated with glass cusped cartouches over an incised inscription, the front with a large rock crystal panel with bevelled edges mounted above a metallic disc, the rock crystal set within gold mounted pink sapphires and two bands of turquoise, two gold attachment loops above, some losses to the stones, the back slightly bent 3 7/8in. (10cm.) across
A RARE OTTOMAN GOLD OPENWORK MIRROR
TURKEY, CIRCA 1620
A RARE OTTOMAN GOLD OPENWORK MIRROR TURKEY, CIRCA 1620 The gold panel of oval form, the back decorated in extremely elegant openwork with a dense floral vine surrounding an avian combat group, a border of meandering floral vine, the remains of textile visible beneath, around this and around the edge of the mirror a minor border set with quatrefoil turquoises alternated with glass cusped cartouches over an incised inscription, the front with a large rock crystal panel with bevelled edges mounted above a metallic disc, the rock crystal set within gold mounted pink sapphires and two bands of turquoise, two gold attachment loops above, some losses to the stones, the back slightly bent 3 7/8in. (10cm.) across
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