A DIAMOND AND RUBY SET WHITE NEPHRITE JADE PENDANT, MUGHAL INDIA, LATE 18TH-EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A DIAMOND AND RUBY SET WHITE NEPHRITE JADE PENDANT, MUGHAL INDIA, LATE 18TH-EARLY 19TH CENTURY Of flattened, broadly bell-shaped form, finely fashioned from white nephrite and smoothly polished. The reverse is left plain, while the front is deeply recessed and delicately embellished with a symmetrical floral design of scrolling leaves and blossoms, the cut recesses inlaid with gold wire and inset with diamonds, accented by a single ruby. Dimensions: Height 5.1 cm, Length 6.2 cm Literature comparison: Compare a closely related partially reticulated jade mirror frame, India, dated c. 1700, and exhibited in the National War Museum, Edinburgh Castle, Legacies of Empire, 27 November 2020 to 29 January 2023. Compare a related jade pendant, Mughal empire, dated to the late 18th-early 19th century, in the Victoria & Albert Museum, accession number 684-1874. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s New York, 15 September 2017, lot 1047 Price: USD 6,250 or approx. EUR 7,300 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the related form and decoration. Note the size (5.1 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby’s London, 25 April 2012, lot 592 Mid-estimate: USD 6,000 or approx. EUR 7,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the related form and decoration.

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