A GROUP OF TURQUOISE JEWELLERY AND TWENTY-SEVEN (27) LOOSE TURQUOISE CABOCHON
Tibet or the Himalayas, Central Asia, and Iran, 20th century

Comprising a Tibetan mala rosary necklace with turquoise beads, strung at the top with two silver filigree beads with turquoise paste, and with a rock crystal pendant set in a silver mount; two Central Asian rings, the largest reminiscent in style of Medieval Seljuk specimens, set with a large central turquoise cabochon in a square bezel with claw mounts, oval-cut carnelian and turquoise set around the base of the bezel, S-shaped silver filigree spirals decorating the low-grade silver shanks, and another plain, with copper shanks; and a group of unset, loose twenty seven turquoise cabochon, most probably once set on a panel, frame, or large adornment, with residues at the back.

The necklace 32.5cm long

Large ring 62 / 10 and 20mm diameter

Small ring 54 / 6.5 and 17mm diameter

Turquoise gems 0.7 - 1cm varying