Lot Essay
Cf. U.R. Bala-Krishnan, Jewels of the Nizams, Dept. of Culture Govt. of India, 2001, p. 178
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NORTH INDIAN, CIRCA 1750
Details
AN IMPORTANT DIAMOND AND PEARL NECKLACE (GULUBAND)
North Indian, circa 1750
The flexible choker designed as a series of eleven square-shaped panels set with table-cut diamonds within foiled foliate surrounds to the pearl border, the reverse enamelled with large red poppy flowers on white, blue and gold ground with green leaf details
10in. (25cm.) long
North Indian, circa 1750
The flexible choker designed as a series of eleven square-shaped panels set with table-cut diamonds within foiled foliate surrounds to the pearl border, the reverse enamelled with large red poppy flowers on white, blue and gold ground with green leaf details
10in. (25cm.) long
Provenance
Important Jewels, Christie's London, 12 December 1990, lot 38
Special notice
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