Lot Essay
An oval pendant with very similar decoration, both the inlay and the engraving, was exhibiited by Simon Ray (Simon Ray, Indian and Islamic Works of Art, London, 2002, no.53, p.85).
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MUGHAL OR DECCAN, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
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AN INDIAN DIAMOND, RUBY AND EMERALD INSET GOLD DROP-SHAPED PENDANT
MUGHAL OR DECCAN, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
The slightly convex face with a central inset flowering spray flanked by other floral motifs on a gold ground of dense floral engraving, the reverse finely engraved with a flowering tree with perching birds, pendant pearl below, upper lozenge panel with suspension loop behind
2½in. (6.5cm.) high
MUGHAL OR DECCAN, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
The slightly convex face with a central inset flowering spray flanked by other floral motifs on a gold ground of dense floral engraving, the reverse finely engraved with a flowering tree with perching birds, pendant pearl below, upper lozenge panel with suspension loop behind
2½in. (6.5cm.) high
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