A pair of large Qajar gold, enamelled and jewelled earrings/hair pendants, Persia, 19th century

each polychrome enamelled pendant set with a central gem-set flowerhead including rubies and emeralds, with hanging palmettes and seed-pearls, surmounted by a linked chain decorated with enamelled flowers and gem-set within a seed-pearl border, the reverse with ornate bird and floral design

The linked chains most probably re-attached at a later period as the gem-set side should probably be facing the other way, some minor ware and associated restoration to enamel on reverse, one earring with two small sections of enamel decoration on reverse and to front missing, the other earring with a little more restoration to enamel on reverse and front, some stones possibly later replaced as paste, as viewed.
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