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INDIA, JAIPUR, 18TH CENTURY
Details
An enameled gold and gem-inset necklace, kantha
India, Jaipur, 18th Century
The crescent-shaped necklace decorated with quatrefoils in an openwork lattice with graduated pendants comprising emeralds and fresh-water pearls, the reverse enameled in pink, emerald-green and blue depicting lotus flowers alternating with a quatrefoil motif
7 in. (19.7 cm.) high
India, Jaipur, 18th Century
The crescent-shaped necklace decorated with quatrefoils in an openwork lattice with graduated pendants comprising emeralds and fresh-water pearls, the reverse enameled in pink, emerald-green and blue depicting lotus flowers alternating with a quatrefoil motif
7 in. (19.7 cm.) high
Literature
L.S. Dubin, The History of Beads, 1987, pl. 197.