A gold necklace. Southern India, Tamil Nadu. 20th century - image-1

Lot 545 Dα

A gold necklace. Southern India, Tamil Nadu. 20th century

Auction 1053 - overview Cologne
03.06.2015, 14:00 - Chinese Decorative Arts, Tibet/Nepal, India, South-East Asia
Estimate: 7.000 € - 8.000 €
Result: 8.060 € (incl. premium)

A gold necklace. Southern India, Tamil Nadu. 20th century

A Tamil Nadu gold necklace, consisting of Arabian jasmin flower bud pendants in repoussé, hanging from leaf shapes, appliquéd to a gold braid, the details in engraving and granules. Weight 196.2 g (including the shellac filling). Southern India, Tamil Nadu. 20th century.

Literature

Compare a similar necklace in the Musée Müller-Barbier, Geneva, illustrated in: Oppi Untracht, Traditional Jewelry in India, London 1997, p. 35