NORTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF ENAMELLED AND GEMSET GOLD BRACELETS (KADA)
NORTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
Of circular form with makara head terminals, a hinged join at the back of one and a screw release mechanism on the other, the exterior with inset diamonds, rubies and emeralds forming an interlocking quatrefoil pattern, the interior with enamelled lotus flowers and foliage on a striated white ground, the makara heads with inset gemstones on a blue enamelled ground, minor chips to the enamel
4in. (10cm.) diam.

Special notice

Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not be imported into the U.S. Please be advised that a purchasers inability to import any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale. With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S., provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature (e.g., a string).

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Lot Essay

For another pair of very similar kadas with closely related enamel decoration see Usha R Bala Krishnan and Meera Sushil Kumar, Dance of the Peacock. Jewellery Traditions of India, Mumbai, 2010, no.205, p.145. Those are attributed to 19th century North India.

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