Christie's. Maharajas & Mughal Magnificence, New York, 19 june 2019
A Belle Époque diamond jigha
Lot 149. A Belle Époque diamond jigha, 1907 and remodeled circa 1935. Estimate USD 1,200,000 - USD 2,200,000. Price realised USD 1,815,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019
The turban ornament set with old, baguette and pear-shaped diamonds, white gold, fitted with plume holder on the reverse, lower portion detachable and may be worn as a brooch, 5 ¾ ins., 1907 and remodeled circa 1935.
Provenance: Property of a Royal House
Christie's, Geneva, 17 November 2010, lot 292.
Literature: Jaffer 2013, pp. 258, 260-61, ill. p. 275, no. 103
Hue-Williams and Sancroft-Baker 2016, p. 36
Exhibited: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 2014, pp. 92-93
Victoria and Albert Museum, London 2015, pp. 130-31, no. 76
The Miho Museum, Koka 2016, pp. 36-37, no. 13
Grand Palais, Paris 2017, p. 287, no. 215
The Doge’s Palace, Venice 2017, p. 300, no. 208
The Palace Museum, Beijing 2018, p. 316, no. 212
de Young Legion of Honor, San Francisco 2018, p. 147, no. 77.