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LOT 0362
Aquamarine Gemstone with Mughal Princess in Gold Ring
CIRCA 17TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1 in. (8.26 grams, 25.37 mm overall, 17.74 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)).
Ellipsoid in plan intaglio showing a profile female bust with elaborate tiered headdress and collars; set in a later gold ring. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Rev. Nathaniel Evans, Worthing, Sussex, UK, thence by descent.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12934-245934.
See for a similar portrait (not on a gemstone), the portrait of a Mughal princess in the Art Institute of Chicago, made between 1601 and 1799, accession no.1929.890.
FootnotesThese portraits, realised on objects of minor art like glyptics, give a glimpse of the type of jewels and gems realised during the Mughal era. They illustrated the gem connoisseurship of the Mughal Era at its pinnacle.
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LOT 0362
Aquamarine Gemstone with Mughal Princess in Gold Ring
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