Live Auction 17464Maharajas & Mughal Magnificence
AN ANTIQUE JADE, DIAMOND AND MULTI-GEM JIGHA
Lot 280

AN ANTIQUE JADE, DIAMOND AND MULTI-GEM JIGHA

Closed19 June 2019

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USD 225,000

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AN ANTIQUE JADE, DIAMOND AND MULTI-GEM JIGHA
The turban ornament of white jade, variously-shaped table-cut rubies and spinels, pear and rectangular-shaped table-cut diamonds, pear-shaped table-cut emeralds, pearl drop, green enamel bead, foil, gold, jade engraved and carved with a plume holder at the reverse, 7 ¾ ins, 18th century

Specialist note

Jade turban ornaments are rare. It has been recorded that Emperor Aurangzeb had given one to a courtier in 1673. Two other known examples are currently on display at the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.