A gem-set enamelled gold necklace North India, 20th Century
A gem-set enamelled gold necklace
North India, 20th Century
comprising a band of beads with floral designs, below a band of square elements interlinked to form a diamond-shaped pattern, below a fringe of geometric pendants with triangular suspensions, set with white gem-stones and paste, the reverse enamelled in polychrome with floral motifs
17 cm. long excluding string; 222 g.
Provenance
Private UK collection.
For an example of a similar necklace, see U. R. Bala Krishnan & M. Sushil Kumar, Indian Jewellery: Dance of the Peacock, India, 2001, p. 151, no. 218.
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A gem-set enamelled gold necklace
North India, 20th Century
comprising a band of beads with floral designs, below a band of square elements interlinked to form a diamond-shaped pattern, below a fringe of geometric pendants with triangular suspensions, set with white gem-stones and paste, the reverse enamelled in polychrome with floral motifs
17 cm. long excluding string; 222 g.
Provenance
Private UK collection.
For an example of a similar necklace, see U. R. Bala Krishnan & M. Sushil Kumar, Indian Jewellery: Dance of the Peacock, India, 2001, p. 151, no. 218.