A pair of Peruvian or Mexican tortoiseshell and mother of pearl inlaid 'Enconchado' mirrors Apparently 18th century Each inlaid with bone stringing, the rectangular plate within an alternating circle-and-drop inlaid slip, encompassed by stylised flowers, foliage and foliate tendrils inlaid within an everted tablet border, with ebonised ripple moulded surrounds, the reverse of each mirror with the remnants of a paper label which is printed: 'BODMER...', approximately: 59.5cm high x 50cm wide (2) Footnotes: Two closely comparable 18th century tortoiseshell and mother of pearl inlaid 'Enconchado' mirrors, one described as Peruvian and the other as either Peruvian or Mexican, sold through Torkild, Brussels, see www.torkild.com for details. The former had been from a Swiss private collection whilst the latter previously formed part of a private collection in Belgium. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP Y TP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.

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