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Lot 189

A Mughal openwork jade mirror
North India, 18th/ 19th Century

11 June 2020, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£4,000 - £6,000

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A Mughal openwork jade mirror
North India, 18th/ 19th Century

of octagonal form, engraved in openwork with floral interlace, the borders of both sides with bands of foliate motifs, the glass backed with a red silk and metal-thread brocade panel
14.7 x 11.3 cm.

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Provenance
Christie's, Islamic Art, Indian Miniatures, Rugs and Carpets, 20 October 1992, lot 100.

Two very similar mirrors, both dated to the 17th century, are in the Salar Jang Museum, Hyderabad (cat. nos. XLIX-122 and XLIX-131).

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