FEZ, CIRCA 1900

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A MOROCCAN EMERALD SET GOLD DIADEM (TAJ)
FEZ, CIRCA 1900
Of typical curving form rising to a point surmounted by a Moroccan crown at the front, the entire surface filled with tightly carved interlaced scrolling designs with openwork background, the scrolls supporting six cabochon emeralds, the crown above with inset rose-diamonds, scrolling panels along the base similarly inset, Moroccan hallmarks
4 1/8in. (10.5cm.) high

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Lot Essay

The tiara was a very important part of the bride's wedding jewellery. A similar example is in the Royal Collection in Rabat which, like here, has a five-pointed star surmounting a crown. Another closely related example with very similar workmanship is in the Musée Dar Belghazi in Salé (Khireddine Mourad, Francis Ramirez and Christian Rolot, Arts et Traditions du Maroc, Courbevoie (Paris), 1998, p. 160).

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