Description:

India, Mughal period, ca. 19th century CE. Stunning and ready to wear, a beautiful antique necklace with multiple strands of lustrous seed pearls punctuated by a pair of matching oval pendants and a larger central pendant. Each pendant features a floral motif comprised of mine-cut diamonds (15 diamonds on the larger pendant and 3 on each smaller pendant) in gold settings, the larger with filigree work around the central diamond, all flowers surrounded by natural rubies of fuchsia hues (21 on the larger and 11 on each of the smaller pendants). On the versos are intricate cloissone renderings of scarlet red flowers with verdant green leaves against a gold ground, further embellished with two projecting settings inlaid with blue enamel below, and surrounded by a blue and gold border. Even the 14 karat gold clasp is inlaid with gemstones (a diamond, a ruby, and a sapphire on each side)! Simply stunning! Size: 19" L (48.3 cm); large pendant adds 1.625" L (4.1 cm)

Provenance: private Czechoslovakia collection acquired before 1980

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#123625

  • Condition: There are an uneven number of strands of seed pearls on each side of the upper section (7 on one side, 3 on the other), but the visual effect is still pleasing. There are nine strands of seed pearls on each of the lower ends. Minor losses to cloissone work as shown.

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