Arts of the Islamic World
Arts of the Islamic World
PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN NOBLE FAMILY
A GEM-SET AND ENAMELLED BOX, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1900
Auction Closed
October 23, 04:16 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of a European noble family
A GEM-SET AND ENAMELLED BOX, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1900
designed as a flowerhead, the detachable lid set with spinels, emeralds and diamonds, the underside of the lid and the box decorated with light blue, white and green enamelled foliate motifs, edges set with spinels and diamonds on a green enamel ground
2.3 by 4.6cm.
Gifted by Asaf Jah VI Mir Mahboob Ali Khan Siddiqi, 6th Nizam of Hyderabad (1866-1911).