A GEM-SET GOLD 'TEMPLE' NECKLACE SOUTH INDIA, 19TH OR EARLY...
A GEM-SET GOLD 'TEMPLE' NECKLACE
SOUTH INDIA, 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The necklace comprising 21 elements on a braided gold chain, 7 large gold elements set with rubies and emeralds, the gold clasp set with diamonds, rubies and emeralds
18 ¾in. (47.5cm.) long
Provenance
Acquired in India by Adeline Pepper Gibson (d.1919) and brought home to Philadelphia, 1912-13
Thence by descent
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A GEM-SET GOLD 'TEMPLE' NECKLACE
SOUTH INDIA, 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The necklace comprising 21 elements on a braided gold chain, 7 large gold elements set with rubies and emeralds, the gold clasp set with diamonds, rubies and emeralds
18 ¾in. (47.5cm.) long
Provenance
Acquired in India by Adeline Pepper Gibson (d.1919) and brought home to Philadelphia, 1912-13
Thence by descent
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
