Lot 7. An antique diamond and gold paizeb, early to mid-19th century. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 27,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019

The anklet set with variously-shaped table-cut diamonds, foil, gold, diameter 2 ¾ ins.

Provenance: Christie's, London, 8 October 1997, lot 309.

Literature: Jaffer 2013, p. 178, ill. p. 198, no. 85.

Exhibited: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 2014, p. 70
The Miho Museum, Koka 2016, p. 122, no. 89
Grand Palais, Paris 2017, p. 238, no. 176
The Doge’s Palace, Venice 2017, p. 254, no. 174
The Palace Museum, Beijing 2018, p. 274, no. 178
de Young Legion of Honor, San Francisco 2018, pp. 126-27, no. 59.

Note: Throughout India gold anklets were gifted by rulers to their subjects to honor achievements and recognize status. Gold anklets similar to this example were also seen in the collection of the Nizams of Hyderabad.

Christie's. Maharajas & Mughal Magnificence, New York, 19 June 2019