- Ein Paar Ohrgehänge
auction 385, Lot 1013
JEWELLERY
on 24 September 2019
Ein Paar Ohrgehänge
Differenzbesteuerung
A Pair of Earrings
Tibet, 19th Century
14K gold (585/-) and gold plated metal, tested. 2 pear-shaped lapis lazuli cabochons. Good condition. Very minimal losses to the gold plating, Stones with light surface marks.
Length circa 7.1 cm. Circa 15.5 g.
Tibetan goldsmiths and silversmiths are masters both in the production of silver filigree work and in the old technique of granulation. The use of lapis lazuli is often found in jewellery from the Himalayan regions, particularly as the Badakhshan province in neighbouring Afghanistan is home to perhaps the most significant lapis lazuli mines in the world.
