An Ottoman ivory-mounted silver hand Mirror - Turkey, 19th Century and later

composite, the handle and reverse of mirror covered in delicate silver floral filigree and miniature raised bosses throughout, a large turquoise set in the middle of the back of the mirror, corals set above the ivory terminal of the handle 35.6 cm. long - Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500

Provenance: Acquired in London in 1962.

Note: For further examples of similar Ottoman mirrors, see Rogers and Ward, Suleyman the Magnificent, London, 1988, pp. 142-3.

Bonhams. The Jacques Desenfans Collection, 10 Apr 2008. New Bond Street

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