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AN ANTIQUE SPINEL AND GOLD SEAL RING WITH HIDDEN KEY
Rectangular-cut spinel, gold, opens to reveal an extendable gold key, ring size 6 ¾, mid to late 19th century, the spinel is inscribed in reverse for use as a seal
Rectangular-cut spinel, gold, opens to reveal an extendable gold key, ring size 6 ¾, mid to late 19th century, the spinel is inscribed in reverse for use as a seal
Provenance
By repute, Nizams of Hyderabad
Literature
Jaffer 2013, p. 206, ill. p. 273, no. 96
Exhibited
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 2014, p. 79
The Miho Museum, Koka 2016, p. 134, no. 100
The Miho Museum, Koka 2016, p. 134, no. 100
Inscrit
The Rustam of the Age, the Aristotle of the Time, Fath Jang Sipah Salar 1302 Muzaffar al-Mamalik Nizam al-Mulk Mir Mahbub 'Alikhan Bahadur Asaf Jah Nizam al-Dawlah'
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Présenté par
Rahul Kadakia