Lot 262
  • 262

An Alhambra-style gold-overlaid mirror frame with original box, Toledo, Spain, 19th century

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • gold inlay steel, in silk lined leather box
the steel frame modelled on a facade of the Alhambra palace in Granada, decorated with gold overlaid details comprising arabesques, split-palmettes and geometric designs with an inscriptive band, in original presentation box with label: 'Incrustation d'or fin sur acier - Leon Eguiazu, A. Joaristi Succr, Tolédo'

Condition

In overall good condition, the silk-lined box worn with some discoloration to silk as consistent with age and use, as viewed.
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