A MUGHAL-REVIVAL KUNDAN-SET CARVED GREEN HARDSTONE LIDDED CUP WITH SAUCER
Possibly Jaipur or Agra, Northern India, 20th century

Comprising a lobed and fluted cup with lid, designed in the shape of a rosette, resting on a flattened circular base, and a matching saucer with a scalloped cavetto and everted rim, the base carved with a rosette medallion with eight curled petals, the exterior of the carved green hardstone set lavishly encrusted with Mughal-revival gold inlay, and untested rubies and pearls in kundan settings designed as floral stems with foliage, the lid's pommel repeating the rosette motif with a cluster of untested rubies and a diamond bead arranged in circular format, the carved interior plain, the cup 6.2cm high, the saucer 11.5cm diam., the set 7.2cm high.

Dimensions: the set 7.2cm high