Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs & Carpets
Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs & Carpets
A JEWELLED HEAD ORNAMENT (JHUMAR) WITH SEED-PEARLS, INDIA, LUCKNOW, 19TH/20TH CENTURY
Auction Closed
June 10, 06:00 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A JEWELLED HEAD ORNAMENT (JHUMAR) WITH SEED-PEARLS, INDIA, LUCKNOW, 19TH/20TH CENTURY
designed as a gem-set floral arrangement from which rows of seed-pearls connect to an openwork crescent-form hinged panel with hanging details and seed-pearl and bead fringe, reverse in polychrome enamel, with hook above for fastening
15cm. height
Previously property of an Indian maharani.
Private collection, UK, since the early 1970s.
For an example in the National Museum, Delhi, inv. no.89.1030, see Balakrishnan 2014, p.91.