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AN ANTIQUE IMPERIAL SPINEL, PEARL AND EMERALD NECKLACE
Lot 282

AN ANTIQUE IMPERIAL SPINEL, PEARL AND EMERALD NECKLACE

Fermé19 June 2019

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AN ANTIQUE IMPERIAL SPINEL, PEARL AND EMERALD NECKLACE
Seven tumbled spinel beads, pearls, pear-shaped cabochon emerald drop, gold, 20 ½ ins., spinel beads from the 17th century, restrung at a later date
SSEF, 2014, report no. 73623: 7 Spinels, Tajikistan, no indications of any treatment

Christie's, Geneva, 14 May 2014, lot 177

Note du spécialiste

Mughal Emperors were captivated by regal red spinels, also called ‘ballas rubies’. Spinels were the gemstone of choice to carry imperial titles, as important as rubies or emeralds. Mughal Emperors were known to have their best and largest stones inscribed with their names. Calligraphy was the highest art of the Islamic courts and its practitioners were the most renowned artists. The best calligraphers were tasked with these engravings.