19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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A PEARL NECKLACE WITH INDIAN DIAMOND KUNDAN-SET ENAMELLED PENDANTS
Northern India, 20th century
A PEARL NECKLACE WITH INDIAN DIAMOND KUNDAN-SET ENAMELLED PENDANTS
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE FAMILY COLLECTION
Northern India, 20th century
The necklace strung with a row of minute seed pearls, alternating small gold kundan-set pendants with faceted polki diamonds, the pendants of varying shape and floral motifs including blossomed rosettes, lobed clovers, and a larger lotus flower in the middle, each flower caparisoned with small pearls and blue glass beads, fitted with a modern, adjustable silk and metal thread string.
17cm long, 47cm long including the fully extended string
38gr.
Sold for £1,230
A PEARL NECKLACE WITH INDIAN DIAMOND KUNDAN-SET ENAMELLED PENDANTS
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE FAMILY COLLECTION
Northern India, 20th century
The necklace strung with a row of minute seed pearls, alternating small gold kundan-set pendants with faceted polki diamonds, the pendants of varying shape and floral motifs including blossomed rosettes, lobed clovers, and a larger lotus flower in the middle, each flower caparisoned with small pearls and blue glass beads, fitted with a modern, adjustable silk and metal thread string.
17cm long, 47cm long including the fully extended string
38gr.
Auction: Arts of India and the Islamic Lands, 19th Jun, 2025
Our specialist auction Arts of India and the Islamic Lands is now online for you to browse, peruse and fall in love with your next antique.
Among the highlights, this sale vaunts a remarkable selection of Rajput Schools paintings and an illustrated loose folio from a Timurid Haft Paykar series, all part of a private Canadian collection; several gem-studded Indian necklaces, treasured heirlooms of a local family; a notable group of Islamic manuscripts, including a geomantic tome attributed to the Nubian alchemist Dhul-Nun al-Misri; and several lots of Persian Qajar lacquer belonging to the heir of a British diplomatic family in office under Sir Denis Wright in Tehran between 1971 - 1973.
Our selected lots preview starts next week, on Tuesday 3rd June, and the full view is going to take place from Friday 13th June until the sale day.
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13th June - 10:00 - 17:00
14th June - 11:00 - 16:00
15th June - 11:00 - 16:00
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