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A Pair of Qajar enamelled earrings, Persia, 19th century
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
each comprising of three domed pendant elements, decorated with flowers and birds in polychrome enamels fringed with seed pearls and an emerald drop
Catalogue Note
The representation of the flower and bird motif is symbolic of gul-o-bulbul, a metaphor from Persian poetry of the lover and the beloved.