Mirror case with Marian decoration, Iran qâjâr, dated 1847 - Lot 150

Mirror case with Marian decoration, Iran qâjâr, dated 1847 Rectangular in shape, made of papier-mâché with painted and lacquered decoration, the mirror inside covered with an ornate dish on both sides. On one side of the dish, the Virgin sits on a throne with the Child on her lap, surrounded by several women and a man with a large white beard, whom she appears to be addressing. In the foreground, a peacock and a basket of flowers placed in the opening of the terrace on which the protagonists are standing. In the background, several buildings including a church, then a mountainous landscape with a body of water dominated by two angels observing the scene from their clouds. To their left, in the sky, a Persian inscription with the date 1264 H / 1847. On the back of the dish, a very similar scene with the same protagonists, this time the Child standing and walking towards his mother. The back of the case depicts a bearded old man talking with a dervish in a landscape, with three other dervishes assisting in the scene. 24.1 x 15.2 cm Pitted glass, late fixed with gilded adhesive, chips, cracks, reglazed piece.