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AN IMPRESSIVE ANTIQUE INDIAN DIAMOND, RUBY, EMERALD AND ENAMEL GOLD PEN BOX
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AN IMPRESSIVE ANTIQUE INDIAN DIAMOND, RUBY, EMERALD AND ENAMEL GOLD PEN BOX

已結束2010年5月12日

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AN IMPRESSIVE ANTIQUE INDIAN DIAMOND, RUBY, EMERALD AND ENAMEL GOLD PEN BOX
The octagonal-shaped hinged box on scrolling feet, applied with blue, red, white and green enamel and set with rubies, emeralds and table-cut diamonds, the lid centering on a gold crest depicting Krishna as Govind Devji, flanked with the Insignia of The Most Exalted Order of Star of India, opening to reveal four inkpots and a removable pen tray, Jaipur, circa 1880, 27.5 cm long

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HM Queen Victoria instituted The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India in 1861. The dignity of Knight Grand Commander (GSCI) was conferred on Princes or Chiefs of India or upon British Subjects for important and loyal services to the Indian Empire.

The seated figure on the box crest depicts Krishna as Govind Devji, the presiding diety of the Royal Family of Jaipur. A similar box can be seen in Kuwait in the al-Sabah Collection. This luxury object was most likely commissioned to commemorate the Maharajah's investiture with the Order.

This pen box has been purchased by the present owner's family in 1974 at Meister store in Zurich.