NORTH INDIA, FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY

The form of this impressive necklace with its open floral framework and a suspended pendant is comparable to two North Indian, 19th century gem-set necklaces illustrated in U. Bala Krishnan, 2010, no.223, p.154 & no.351b, p.213. The elegant floral enamel decoration on the reverse of the necklace is a continuation of the Mughal aesthetic tradition.