A FINE QAJAR GOLD-DAMASCENED PIERCED STEEL MIRROR Iran, 19th century The mirror case of circular shape with scalloped rim, mounted on a crescent-shaped frame, resting on a dragon-headed stand and a dome-shaped base with scalloped rim, both the base and the mirror engraved in full with a variety of figural motifs depicting court banquets, musicians and youths in the wilderness, the hinged opening front panel circular as well and decorated with engraved calligraphic cartouches of Turkish poetry and floral arabesques, the centre with a red foil-backed cut-out medallion with a gold-damascened inscription mentioning the Soltan ebn al Soltan Nasr al-Din Shah Qajar in nasta'liq script, 57.5cm high. A variety of these Qajar steel mirrors have successfully been sold at auctions in London before. Please see Christie's South Kensington, 7 October 2013, lot 215; 24 April 2015, lot 191; and 28 April 2017, lot 59.