The very thin, slightly concave bronze mirror has a tiny loop in the center of a stylized flower-form applique of gold foil outlined and detailed in thin borders and fine gold granulation. The outer field is silver sheet finely chased with mythical birds and animals, including the Dark Warrior, reserved on a finely punched ground. The convex reverse has encrustation.
2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm.) diam

Raymond A. Bidwell (1876-1954) Collection
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, accessioned in 1962
Sold at Christie’s New York, 22 March 2013, lot 1144

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