A LARGE OCTAGONAL MIRROR WITH REVERSE-GLASS PAINTED GOLDFISH
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
Qajar Iran, late 19th - early 20th century
Opaque pigments, enamels, and white wash on glass, the circular mirror framed within a decorative border with eight brightly-coloured goldfish painted in the Persian technique known as naqqashi-ye posht-e shishe (نقاشی پشت شیشه), or reverse glass painting, mounted and framed, 80.5cm diam. at widest point.
Sold for £312
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