Arts of the Islamic World
Arts of the Islamic World
PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN NOBLE FAMILY
Auction Closed
October 23, 04:16 PM GMT
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of a European noble family
A CARVED EMERALD AND DIAMOND-SET NECKLACE WITH GREEN ENAMEL, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1900
set with eighteen carved emeralds, most flat square-cut set within articulated openwork gold fittings, featuring a leaf-shaped emerald to the centre surrounded by a band of diamonds mounted with a small pearl above, further hanging foliate pendant, set with a large carved emerald, reverse enamelled in green with floral motifs, with a metal-thread string for fastening
21cm. height
16cm. max. diam.
Gifted by Asaf Jah VI Mir Mahboob Ali Khan Siddiqi, 6th Nizam of Hyderabad (1866-1911).