A gem-set gold necklace South India, 19th Century
A gem-set gold necklace
South India, 19th Century
comprising two rows of interlinked gold elements set with emeralds and rubies in geometric designs, with screw clasp
39 cm. long; 200.8 g.
Provenance
Private UK Collection, London, formed in the early 20th Century and thence by descent.
Necklaces from South India often feature repeated gem-set gold elements. For an example of such a necklace, see Molly Emma Aitken, When Gold Blossoms: Indian Jewellery from the Susan L. Beningson Collection, London, 2004, p. 103.
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A gem-set gold necklace
South India, 19th Century
comprising two rows of interlinked gold elements set with emeralds and rubies in geometric designs, with screw clasp
39 cm. long; 200.8 g.
Provenance
Private UK Collection, London, formed in the early 20th Century and thence by descent.
Necklaces from South India often feature repeated gem-set gold elements. For an example of such a necklace, see Molly Emma Aitken, When Gold Blossoms: Indian Jewellery from the Susan L. Beningson Collection, London, 2004, p. 103.
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