

Lot 376
A Qajar gem-set and enamel gold Pendant in the form of a Bird Persia, 19th Century (2)
29 April 2004, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £5,736 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA Qajar gem-set and enamel gold Pendant in the form of a Bird
Persia, 19th Century
Persia, 19th Century
with outstretched wings; the front and head set with emeralds and rubies, decorated with polychrome enamel, the front with floral designs, the back with portrait medallion depicting a youth on a floral ground, with pendant pearl and gold wire elements; with suspension band comprising six rectangular enamelled gold elements, each set with a stone, the back with floral designs
the whole 14 cm. long(2)
the whole 14 cm. long(2)
Footnotes
A handful of these pendants are known. For published examples see Rachel Hasson, Later Islamic Jewellery, Jerusalem, 1987, no. 28 (sold Sotheby's, Islamic Art, 16th October 1987, lot 64); Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 17th October 2002, lot 489; Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 1st May 2003, Lot 439; Sotheby's, Islamic and Indian Art, 25th April 1991, lot 1136; and M. Spink, Islamic Jewellery, Exhibition Catalogue, London, 1986.