A GEM-SET AND ENAMELLED NECKLACE (ARYA)

RAJASTHAN, NORTH WEST INDIA, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A GEM-SET AND ENAMELLED NECKLACE (ARYA)
RAJASTHAN, NORTH WEST INDIA, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The rigid curved collar set with diamonds and foiled emeralds in an open floral framework, surmounted by a row of seed pearls, strings of tiered gem-set and enamelled triangular elements suspended below with a fringe of seed pearls, the reverse with polychrome floral enamelled decoration
4 5/8in. (11.8cm.) across; 5 ¼in. (13.4cm.) high

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Lot Essay

This impressive rigid collar necklace (also known as adiya or aad) is worn high around the neck, usually by brides or married women at wedding ceremonies in Rajasthan. There are two comparable examples of arya necklaces in the Nasser D. Khalili Collection, made in Rajasthan and dated to circa 1900 (Carvalho, London, 2010, nos. 132, 133, pp. 236–239). For another comparable example which sold at auction, see Christie’s, London, 26 April 2018, lot 141.

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