29th Oct, 2021 14:00

Islamic & Indian Art

 
  Lot 361
 

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 a segment taken 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 six detachable plaques, the hooks a later addition, each 5cm long.

Sold for £688

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