A GEM-SET NEPHRITE JADE BACKSCRATCHER

Лот 72
27.04.2023 10:00UTC +00:00
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£ 107 100
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Лот 72 | A GEM-SET NEPHRITE JADE BACKSCRATCHER
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£ 20 000 – 30 000
A GEM-SET NEPHRITE JADE BACKSCRATCHER

MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1750-65

With a hand carved at one end with an emerald and ruby in gold settings to show rings, another ruby set into the top and bottom of the wrist, the shaft consisting two smooth pieces of jade terminating in a carved bud and leaf

18 3/4in. (47.6cm.) long





Provenance

Robert, 1st Baron Clive of Plassey (1725-1774),

Edward Clive, 2nd Baron Clive of Plassey and 1st Earl of Powis (3rd creation 1804), (1754 – 1839),

Edward Herbert (formerly Clive), 2nd Earl of Powis (1785-1848);

Edward James Herbert, 3rd Earl of Powis (1818-91);

George Charles Herbert, 4th Earl of Powis (1862-1952);

Mervyn Horatio Herbert, Viscount Clive, 17th Lord Darcy de Knayth (1904–43);

Styche Estate and Trust;

Through London trade, 2015.



Literature

Susan Stronge, Bejewelled Treasures: The Al Thani Collection, London, 2015, no. 38, pp. 82-83.

Amin Jaffer, Jewels of the Mughal Emperors and Maharajas: Treasures from the Al Thani Collection, Japan, 2016, no. 73, p. 104.

Amin Jaffer and Amina Okada, From the Great Mughals to the Maharajas: Jewels from the Al Thani Collection (Des Grands Moghols aux Maharajahs: Joyaux de la Collection Al Thani), Paris, 2017, no. 104, pp. 136-37.

Amin Jaffer, Treasures of the Mughals and Maharajas: The Al Thani Collection, Milan, 2017, no. 105, p. 160.

Martin Chapman and Amin Jaffer, East Meets West: Jewels of the Maharajas from the Al Thani Collection, San Francisco, 2018, no. 51, p. 174.

Amin Jaffer, B. Haikun, W. Yuegong, Treasures from the Al Thani Collection: Gems and Jewels of India, Beijing, 2018, no. 109, pp. 184-85.



Exhibited

Bejewelled Treasures: The Al Thani Collection, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 18 November 2015 – 16 March 2016.

Jewels of the Mughal Emperors and Maharajas: Treasures from the Al Thani Collection, Miho Museum, Japan, 1 October 2016 – 11 December 2016.

Des Grands Moghols aux Maharajahs Joyaux de la Collection Al Thani, Grand Palais, Paris, 29 March 2017 - 5 June 2017.

Treasures of the Mughals and the Maharajas: The Al Thani Collection, Palazzo Ducale, Venice, 9 September 2017 – 3 January 2018.

Treasures from the Al Thani Collection: Gems and Jewels of India and Masterpieces from a Royal Collection, Palace Museum, Beijing, 17 April – 18 June 2018.

East Meets West: Jewels of the Maharajas from the Al Thani Collection, Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 3 November – 24 February 2019.



Special notice


This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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