A Qajar gold, enamelled and jewelled eagle-form pendant, Persia, 19th century

the gold body rendered in the form of a bird, decorated with polychrome enamels, the breast, wings and tail set with gems with petalled collars, the beak, wing and tail-feathers with drop pearl pendants, the reverse enamelled with a female portrait surrounded by floral motifs on a gold ground, with enamel link and gold chain

In general good condition, few small hanging drop pearl pendants on tail and link missing, minor parts of enamel decoration on reverse missing, as viewed.
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Comparable examples were sold in these rooms, 25 April 1991, lot 1136 and 16 October 1997, lot 64 (the latter formerly on loan to the L.A. Mayer Museum, Jerusalem, published in Hasson 1986, p.28, no.28).