22K Indian Gold and Enamel Mango Shaped Pendant
$15,700.00
- A 22K Indian Gold and Enamel Mango Shaped Pendant, Jaipur, 19th Century.
- Finley enameled with green, red, and blue enamel throughout, decorated with flowers on lavender ground. With hinged lid for opening. A unique piece.
- This pendant may have originally been intended to be used as a 'chunamdan', a lime-box, one of the key ingredients in the making of pan. It is close in style to a similar pendant in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, inv. no. 32557.
- Provenance:
- The Property of the Marquess of Lothian
- Possibly acquired by Lord Ralph Drury Kerr (1837–1916) who had a successful military career in India between 1891 and 1896. Lord Ralph Kerr was the father of Lord Philip Kerr who became the 11th Marquess of Lothian (1882-1940).
- Literature:
- Newbattle Abbey, Midlothian, Inventory, 1901, p.142, Gold & Silver Trinkets, Watches, Medals & Co. In Chapel Crypt, 'Indian earring with pearl-string pendant, enamelled and 'jewelled' '.
- 2" high x 1" wide
- Very good condition overall, missing small areas of green and red enamel on the flowers and leaves, as shows in photos.
- Period: 19th Century
- Origin: India
- Movement & Style: Old Masters
- Width: 1 in (25.4 mm)
- Height: 2 in (50.8 mm)
- Date of Manufacture: 19th Century
- Metal: Gold, Enamel
