NORTH INDIA, FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY

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A GEM SET AND ENAMELLED GOLD NECKLACE
NORTH INDIA, FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY
Set with foil-backed diamonds in an open floral framework, the pendant set with a central cabochon foil-backed emerald, a pearl suspended below, the reverse with polychrome floral enamelled decoration
7 ½in. (19cm.) length

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Lot Essay

The form of this impressive necklace with its open floral framework and a suspended pendant is comparable to two North Indian, 19th century gem-set necklaces illustrated in U. Bala Krishnan, 2010, no.223, p.154 & no.351b, p.213. The elegant floral enamel decoration on the reverse of the necklace is a continuation of the Mughal aesthetic tradition.

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