A ruby-set gold choker necklace (guluband) South India, 19th/ 20th...
Property of a Lady
A ruby-set gold choker necklace (guluband)
South India, 19th/ 20th Century
comprising three rows of gold beads formed of thirty-three linked elements, with three applied floral motifs of rubies in gold settings with suspended swags of seed-pearls and pendant gold beads, with braided silk fastenings
excluding silk cord 17.3 cm. long; 72.1 g.
Provenance
Private UK collection.
Bid on this lot
Property of a Lady
A ruby-set gold choker necklace (guluband)
South India, 19th/ 20th Century
comprising three rows of gold beads formed of thirty-three linked elements, with three applied floral motifs of rubies in gold settings with suspended swags of seed-pearls and pendant gold beads, with braided silk fastenings
excluding silk cord 17.3 cm. long; 72.1 g.
Provenance
Private UK collection.
