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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION
A GEM-SET GOLD BOX
POSSIBLY SOUTH INDIA, 1675-1725
Details
A GEM-SET GOLD BOX
POSSIBLY SOUTH INDIA, 1675-1725
Set with diamonds, rubies and emeralds, the interior and base in plain gold, the bottom inscribed with '152612' in Arabic numerals
1¹⁄₄in. (3.1 cm.) high; 1¹⁄₂in. (3.9 cm.) diam.
POSSIBLY SOUTH INDIA, 1675-1725
Set with diamonds, rubies and emeralds, the interior and base in plain gold, the bottom inscribed with '152612' in Arabic numerals
1¹⁄₄in. (3.1 cm.) high; 1¹⁄₂in. (3.9 cm.) diam.
Provenance
The Al Thani Collection
Maharajas & Mughal Magnificence, Christie's New York, 19 June 2019, lot 31
Maharajas & Mughal Magnificence, Christie's New York, 19 June 2019, lot 31
Literature
Amin Jaffer, Beyond Extravagance: A Royal Collection of Gems and Jewels, New York, 2013, pp.93-94, no.10
Amin Jaffer and Amina Okada, From the Great Mughals to the Maharajas: Jewels from the Al Thani Collection, Paris, 2017, p.156, no.118
Amin Jaffer and Eva Vanzella, Treasures of the Mughals and the Maharajas: The Al Thani Collection, Milano, 2017, p.176, no. 115
Amin Jaffer, B. Haikun, W. Yuegong, Treasures from the Al Thani Collection: Masterpieces From a Royal Collection, Beijing, 2018, p.204, no.119
Amin Jaffer and Amina Okada, From the Great Mughals to the Maharajas: Jewels from the Al Thani Collection, Paris, 2017, p.156, no.118
Amin Jaffer and Eva Vanzella, Treasures of the Mughals and the Maharajas: The Al Thani Collection, Milano, 2017, p.176, no. 115
Amin Jaffer, B. Haikun, W. Yuegong, Treasures from the Al Thani Collection: Masterpieces From a Royal Collection, Beijing, 2018, p.204, no.119
Exhibited
From the Great Mughals to the Maharajas: Jewels from The Al Thani Collection, Grand Palais, Paris, 29 March – 5 June 2017
Treasures of the Mughals and the Maharajas. The Al Thani Collection, The Doge’s Palace, Venice, 9 September 2017 – 3 January 2018
Treasures from The Al Thani Collection: Gems and Jewels of India and Masterpieces from a Royal Collection, The Palace Museum, Beijing, 17 April – 18 June 2018
Treasures of the Mughals and the Maharajas. The Al Thani Collection, The Doge’s Palace, Venice, 9 September 2017 – 3 January 2018
Treasures from The Al Thani Collection: Gems and Jewels of India and Masterpieces from a Royal Collection, The Palace Museum, Beijing, 17 April – 18 June 2018
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