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A MUGHAL GEM-SET AND GOLD-INLAID JADE HAND MIRROR, INDIA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Lot 1452 - AK0126
Of tear-drop form fitted with a flaring handle and surmounted by a trefoil terminal, finely decorated with floral arabesques, all inset in gold, cabochon rubies, pearls and semi-precious stones, the stone of a celadon hue with cloudy inclusions and few striations.
Provenance: From the private collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, New York. With an old inscribed label. Alan Hartman (1930-2023) was an influential American art dealer, who took over his parents’ antique business in Manhattan and established the legendary Rare Art Gallery on Madison Avenue, with further locations in Dallas and Palm Beach. His wife Simone (née Horowitz) already served as assistant manager of the New York gallery before the couple married in 1975, and together they built a renowned collection for over half a century and became noted art patrons, enriching the collections of important museums including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (which opened the Alan and Simone Hartman Galleries in 2013) as well as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Brooklyn Museum in New York. Alan Hartman has been described as the greatest antiques dealer of our generation, and was widely recognized as a world authority in Chinese jade, bronzes, and Asian works of art.
Condition: Very good overall condition with minor wear and natural imperfections, including fissures, some of which have developed into fine hairline cracks. Light surface scratches to the mirror glass, which may be a later replacement. Expected wear and minor losses to the gold wire and inlays, with some of the gemstones possibly replaced at a later date:
Weight: 277.3 g
Dimensions: Height 23.9 cm
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 23 March 1999, lot 75
Price: USD 3,325 or approx. EUR 5,800 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A white jade hand mirror, India, Mughal, 18th-19th century
Expert remark: Compare the related form, stone, and decoration. Note the size (16.3 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 24 September 2012, lot 73
Price: USD 27,500 or approx. EUR 34,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Mughal-style 'chrysanthemum' gem-inlaid jade hand mirror, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Expert remark: Compare the related form, stone, and decoration. Note the size (13.9 cm).
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