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'THE SHAH JAHAN NECKLACE'
ANTIQUE SPINEL, PEARL, DIAMOND AND MULTI-GEM NECKLACE
Tumbled spinel beads, pearls, octagonal table-cut diamond, vari-shaped table-cut diamonds and rubies, carved jade, gold, adjustable length, one spinel dated 1609-10, restrung at a later date
Please note that the pearls have not been tested for natural origin.
ANTIQUE SPINEL, PEARL, DIAMOND AND MULTI-GEM NECKLACE
Tumbled spinel beads, pearls, octagonal table-cut diamond, vari-shaped table-cut diamonds and rubies, carved jade, gold, adjustable length, one spinel dated 1609-10, restrung at a later date
Please note that the pearls have not been tested for natural origin.
Literature
Pal et al., 1989, pp. 136-167, no. 136
Jaffer 2013, pp. 97-98, no. 19
Jaffer 2013, pp. 97-98, no. 19
Exhibited
Los Angeles 1989, pp. 136-37, no. 136
Paris 2001, pp. 220-21
The Miho Museum, Koka 2016, p. 76, no. 47
Grand Palais, Paris 2017, p. 61, no. 42
The Doge’s Palace, Venice 2017, p. 72, no. 31
The Palace Museum, Beijing 2018, p. 84, no. 32
de Young Legion of Honor, San Francisco 2018, p. 172, no. 28
Paris 2001, pp. 220-21
The Miho Museum, Koka 2016, p. 76, no. 47
Grand Palais, Paris 2017, p. 61, no. 42
The Doge’s Palace, Venice 2017, p. 72, no. 31
The Palace Museum, Beijing 2018, p. 84, no. 32
de Young Legion of Honor, San Francisco 2018, p. 172, no. 28
Engraved
Shah Jahan Warrior Emperor (on the diamond)
Jahangir [son] of Akbar Shah 1018 (largest spinel to left of center)
Jahangir [son] of Akbar Shah 1018 (largest spinel to left of center)
Special Notice
On lots marked with an + in the catalogue, VAT will be charged at 7.7% on both the premium as well as the hammer price.
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