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A GOLD GEM SET AND ENAMELLED FLYWHISK HANDLE
Lot 210

A GOLD GEM SET AND ENAMELLED FLYWHISK HANDLE

INDIA, POSSIBLY DELHI, CIRCA 1680-1720

Fermé19 June 2019

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USD 375,000

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A GOLD GEM SET AND ENAMELLED FLYWHISK HANDLE
INDIA, POSSIBLY DELHI, CIRCA 1680-1720
Of typical form, set with diamonds, emeralds and rubies on red-enamelled ground, the finial set with a carved emerald
8 5/8 ins. (22 cm.) long

Note du spécialiste

The design and settings of this flywhisk relate it closely to the large gem set and enamelled huqqa base in the same collection (lot 71). Particularly indicative is the use of stylised diamond-set cypress trees as dividing elements between fields containing floral sprays.