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Lot Essay
The wave pattern of the choker (laheria) formed by the gold interlocking chevrons is popular in both northern and southern Indian jewellery. A very similar choker to the present example is in the Susan Beningson Collection (Molly Emma Aitkin, When Gold Blossoms: Indian Jewellery from the Susan L. Beningson Collection, London, 2004, p.94). A similar example was sold in these Rooms, 10 June 2013, lot 243.
The jasmine bud necklace is particularly associated with Tamil-speaking areas in the South of India. The wearing of Jasmine buds has a long history there: the Silappatikaram, a 2nd century Tamil epic, at one point describes the tragic lover Kovalan wearing 'a garland of jasmine buds, their hearts forced open by bees' (Usha R. Bala Krishnan and Meera Sushil Kumar, Dance of the Peacock: Jewellery Traditions of India, Mumbai, 1999, p.102). A large-scale example was sold in these Rooms, 24 October 2024, lot 131.
The jasmine bud necklace is particularly associated with Tamil-speaking areas in the South of India. The wearing of Jasmine buds has a long history there: the Silappatikaram, a 2nd century Tamil epic, at one point describes the tragic lover Kovalan wearing 'a garland of jasmine buds, their hearts forced open by bees' (Usha R. Bala Krishnan and Meera Sushil Kumar, Dance of the Peacock: Jewellery Traditions of India, Mumbai, 1999, p.102). A large-scale example was sold in these Rooms, 24 October 2024, lot 131.