Lot 175. A diamond and emerald-set enamelled necklace, North India, late 19th century; 22cm. height; 17.1cm diam. (jewelled section only). Est: £25,000 - £35,000. Courtesy Sotheby's.

comprising articulated openwork metal settings designed in a foliate manner, set with facet-cut, foil-backed diamonds, featuring carved emeralds in hexagonal mounts, with a tear-drop, en-suite pendant terminating with a hanging large uncarved emerald, enamelled on the reverse in red, green, blue and white with foliate details on each setting, with a metal-thread string, in box. .  

Provenance: Maharaja Shri Pratap Singh of Idar (1845-1922), Gujarat. 
Thence by descent, UK.

Sotheby's. Arts of the Islamic World, London, October 24, 2018, 10:30 AM