Re: brides jewelery
Antique gulubands:
AN EMERALD, RUBY AND DIAMOND SET GOLD NECKLACE (GULUBAND)
INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
Composed of square-cut emeralds surrounded by smaller diamonds and rubies, the reverse with fine enamel floral decoration in red, white, green and blue, small uncut emeralds and pearls suspended below, slight chipping to enamel, condition generally good.
Sold at Christie’s for $7,827
An Indian gem-set enamelled gold Choker (guluband).
Jaipur, 19th Century
Composed of thirteen interlinking square elements, set with rubies and white sapphires, fringed with seed pearls, verso enamelled in polychrome.
Sold at Bonham’s for $5,360
Emerald, Natural Pearl and Diamond ‘Guluband’
Rajasthan, 18th/19th century
Composed of eleven square plaques, each decorated with *kachnar ki patti *green translucent enamel and set with a pear-shaped foil-backed diamond, bordered by natural pearls and supporting a deep fringe of emerald beads, natural pearls and similarly set diamond drops, the reverse of the mounts with safed chalwan enamel depicting red poppy plants and flowerheads, mounted in gold, slight imperfections, completed by later-added gold chains at the side with diamond-edged caps and pavé-set diamond clasp, *signed Van Cleef & Arpels.
*Sold at Sotheby’s for $314,500