A GOLD AND GEM-SET RITUAL SPOON SOUTH INDIA, 1800-1850

A GOLD AND GEM-SET RITUAL SPOON
SOUTH INDIA, 1800-1850
Set with diamonds and rubies, the finial with Krishna beneath a five-headed cobra
6 5/8in. (16.7cm.) high; 1 ¼in. (3.9cm.) wide; 1in. (2.5cm.) deep

Provenance
Private Collection, Geneva, since 1960s.
Al Thani Collection
Maharajas & Mughal Magnificence, Christie's New York, 19 June 2019, lot 346

Literature
Amin Jaffer, Beyond Extravagance: A Royal Collection of Gems and Jewels, New York, 2013, p.191, no.63
Navina Najat Haidar and Courtney Ann Stewart, Treasures From India: Jewels From the Al-Thani Collection, New York, 2014, p.54
Amin Jaffer, Jewels of the Mughal Emperors and Maharajas: Treasures from the Al Thani Collection, Kyoto, 2016, p.110, no.78
Amin Jaffer and Amina Okada, From the Great Mughals to the Maharajas: Jewels from the Al Thani Collection, Paris, 2017, p.200-201, no.151
Amin Jaffer and Eva Vanzella, Treasures of the Mughals and the Maharajas: The Al Thani Collection, Milano, 2017, p.211, no.144
Amin Jaffer, B. Haikun, W. Yuegong, Treasures from the Al Thani Collection: Masterpieces From a Royal Collection, Beijing, 2018, p.234, no.148