An Ottoman repoussé silver mirror, Turkey, 19th century

the picture glass mounted within a circular frame decorated with a repoussé scrolling floral vine intercepted by calligraphic cartouches against a punched ground, the inner frame with a narrow arcade of palmettes, the reverse covered in velvet and mounted with a silver-gilt medallion with a central rose radiating fluted rays, the silver openwork cover decorated with repoussé roses, blossoms and 'C' scrolls encircling a central mounted gilt rose bud, the cover secured to the mirror frame by four rotating pins with sea shell terminals

inscriptions

'What God Wills' and Qur'an, surah al-Mu'minun (XXIII), parts of 14.

In good condition, crack to picture glass, minor pitting and patination, minor rubbing to gilding of medallion on reverse, as viewed
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