Lot 178. A pair of gem-set and enamelled bracelets (kara), North India, Rajasthan, mid-19th century; each: 8 by 8.3cm. max. Est: £12,000 - £18,000. Courtesy Sotheby's.

the hinged clasps rendered in the form of two confronting elephants with entwined trunks, decorated with red, green, white, blue and black enamels, the interiors with floral motifs, set with foil-backed facet-cut diamonds to exterior.  

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