A PAIR OF POLYCHROME ENAMELLED GEM-SET LOTUS EARRINGS
Jaipur, Rajasthan, North-Western India, 19th century, the clips later

A PAIR OF POLYCHROME ENAMELLED GEM-SET LOTUS EARRINGS
Jaipur, Rajasthan, North-Western India, 19th century, the clips later

Once part of a long necklace and now reconstituted into a pair of earrings, each one designed in the shape of a fully blossomed lotus flower with eight drop-shaped petals, encrusted with untested, unevenly sized, and faceted white sapphires in gold foil kundan setting, the sides and back enamelled in the typical Jaipur palette (white, green, and red) with some addition of blue enamel as well, the polychrome enamelled decoration featuring a central drop-shaped medallion in-filled with a bird amidst foliage surrounded by floral sprays, the curved, incised gold clip mounted at the back a later addition, each ca. 3.2cm x 2.5cm at widest points.

(Quantity:2)

Dimensions: each ca. 3.2cm x 2.5cm at widest points