Live Auction 1378Jewels: The Geneva Sale
A PAIR OF IMPORTANT INDIAN KADAS
Lot 291 THE PROPERTY OF A ROYAL HOUSE

A PAIR OF IMPORTANT INDIAN KADAS

Closed17 November 2010

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CHF 117,000

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A PAIR OF IMPORTANT INDIAN KADAS
Each anklet set with a series of twelve rose-cut diamond flowerheads on the convex edge to a gold and dark blue enamel background, the sides with floral and foliate polychrome enamel on a white ground to a central line of green and gold decoration, opens by way of screw fitting, Jaipur, 19th century, 694.4 and 687.5 grams, 12.5 cm diameter, 3.3 cm wide (2)

Specialist note

Cf. U. Krishnan "Jewels of the Nizams", Government of India, 2001, pp. 196 -199
U. Krishnan and M. Kumar "Dance of the Peacock, Jewellery Traditions of India", India Book House Ltd, 1999, p. 246