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A suite of navratna jewellery
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A suite of navratna jewellery

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A suite of navratna jewellery
Circa 1900
Comprising a necklace, pair of ear pendants and bracelet each set with rubies, pearls, emeralds, diamonds, quartz cat's eye, garnet, coral, blue and yellow sapphires within rose-cut diamond cluster foliate surrounds, with black leather fitted case
necklace 11¼ in. (28.8 cm.) long, bracelet 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) long, ear pendants 3 in. (7.7 cm.) long (5)
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

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In India, navratna jewellery is set with the Navagraha which literally translates to the nine precious stones representing the nine planets of the Hindu astrological system and their associated deities.
These stones are worn individually or all together in a jewel called the navratna believed to negate danger and to attract beneficial influences and energy.
For further reading see O. Untracht, Traditional Jewelry of India, Thames and Hudson,London, 1997, page 304