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A collection of Indian Jewellery
Lot 155
An impressive pair of gem-set gold anklets North India, 19th/20th Century(2)
14 November 2023, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £40,960 inc. premium
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An impressive pair of gem-set gold anklets
North India, 19th/20th Century
North India, 19th/20th Century
each of circular form, one half tubular, the other hinged with two raised bosses and a central flattened section with waisted ends and a central raised flowerhead, decorated in polychrome enamel with scrolling floral and foliate designs on a red ground, the exterior set with table-cut diamonds, cabochon emeralds and a cabochon ruby in floral settings, one anklet later turned into two tasselled necklaces
each of 12.9 cm. outer diam. max., 8.9 cm. inner diam. max.; 800 g. combined weight(2)
each of 12.9 cm. outer diam. max., 8.9 cm. inner diam. max.; 800 g. combined weight(2)
Footnotes
An engraved silver anklet of this form is illustrated in Thomas Holbein Hendley, Indian Jewellery, London: Extracted from the Journal of Indian Art, 1909, pl. 72, fig. 457. Hendley describes the anklet in his book as a kara and attributes it to Karachi, though the enamel colours in the present lot are more in line with those used in Rajasthan. For a hinged blue and green enamelled anklet of similar form with a central protruding flowerhead attributed to 20th century Multan, see the Victoria & Albert Museum, London (IS.120-2009).