A pair of gem-set emerald earrings, India, 19th/20th century
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July 15, 12:08 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A pair of gem-set emerald earrings, India, 19th/20th century
each with a central rose-cut round emerald further set with gemstones, including diamonds and rubies set in the kundan technique, hanging from a carved leaf, polychrome enamel to reverse and adapted with pin and hook for fastening to ears
2
each: 10cm.
Please note that both of the carved leaf stones at the tops of these earrings could possibly be replacement rock crystal or glass with green foil backing rather than emeralds.
Previously property of an Indian maharani.
Private collection, UK, since the early 1970s.
Private collection, UK, since the early 1970s.
Mughal emeralds were popular among European jewellers such as Cartier who re-purposed them into new creations such as a beautiful necklace and matching earrings in the British Museum, inv. no.2001,0505. Whereas the cabochon emeralds are attributed to the eigthteenth/nineteenth century Mughal era, the design is early twentieth century. The current emeralds feature a rose cut which was known to be used since the sixteenth century.
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