PROBABLY DECCAN, 18TH CENTURY

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AN INDIAN GEMSET GOLD PENDANT
PROBABLY DECCAN, 18TH CENTURY
Of square form with upper loop and pendant pearl, the face inset with rubies and emeralds depicting a single floral spray on an engraved floral ground, the reverse inset with rubies and turquoises forming a mandala design
1 7/8in. (4.7cm.) long

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Lot Essay

A related double-sided pendant with inset lattice back was exhibited in Austria, catalogued as being from 18th century Rajasthan (Hans Weihreter, Blumen des Paradieses, der Fürstenschmuck nordindiens, Graz, 1997, no.35, pp.139 and 176).

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