A PAIR OF RUBY AND SPINEL-ENCRUSTED EARRINGS
South India, late 19th century

A PAIR OF RUBY AND SPINEL-ENCRUSTED EARRINGS
South India, late 19th century

Made of two different segments likely deriving from a pendant or ornament of a much bigger pair of earrings or necklace, the front fully encrusted with a variety of rubies, spinels, and transparent glass beads set on foil, worked in the typically Indian kundan setting in the shape of four detachable braided plaques linked to a domed element caparisoned with beads, the hooks a later addition and stamped ROLLED GOLD, each 4.4cm long.

(Quantity:2)

Dimensions: each 4.4cm long