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A diamond-set enamelled gold neck collar (Arya) Bikaner, Rajasthan, 20th Century image 1
A diamond-set enamelled gold neck collar (Arya) Bikaner, Rajasthan, 20th Century image 2
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A diamond-set enamelled gold neck collar (Arya)
Bikaner, Rajasthan, 20th Century

25 October 2021, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £17,750 inc. premium

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A diamond-set enamelled gold neck collar (Arya)
Bikaner, Rajasthan, 20th Century

comprising a curved collar with five flower heads, surmounted by pearls, below a network of pendant quatrefoil elements and a fringe of triangle elements and pearls, all inlaid with diamonds, the reverse decorated in polychrome enamel with floral sprays and perching birds, the string with pearl tassel
47 cm. approx.; 452 g.

Footnotes

The arya, literally meaning wealthy, and also known as aad or adiya is worn by married women or brides in Rajasthan high around their necks. Similar examples can be found in M. Krishnan and M. Kumar, Indian Jewellery: Dance of the Peacock, India, 2001, p. 141 and in the Nasser D. Khallili Collection, see P.M. Carvalho, Gems and Jewels of Mughal India, Volume XVIII, London, 2010, pp. 236-239.

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