A Qajar gem-set enamelled gold Pendant
Persia, 19th Century
Persia, 19th Century
the pendant in the form of a cusped medallion surmounted by a trefoil motif, the centre set with green coloured glass surounded by rubies, polychrome enamel depcitings floral motifs, verso with a portrait of a young lady surrounded by floral sprays, the lower section fringed with seed pearls
13 cm. long
13 cm. long
Sold for
£5,400
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Alexander J. Choremi, Alexandria, assembled in the late 19th/ early 20th Century, probably from Gallery Kalebdjian, Paris; and thence by descent to the present owner.
Exhibited: Exposition D'Art Musulman, Alexandria, Egypt, 1925.
Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art
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