A pair of gold bracelets, BAJU BAND, India, Benares, 19th Century

Dior -Pair of bracelets with four crossed golden leather bands. Collection 2004 under the direction of John Galliano. Additional information: Dimensions: Length: from 18 - 22 cm He...

Bracelets pair white and yellow gold respectively diamonds 2.20 carats.

A rare late 18th /early 19th C Indian Mughal "Bazuband or Bajuband" with 11 gemstones (North India, Lucknow). The armband of rectangular form with hinged attachments on either, in the manner of a "Navratna". Centring upon a flowerhead white sapphire surrounded by petals on a green enamel ground and a thin blue enamel border. Mounted in + 22K Gold, with an outstanding enamel work on the reverse with flowers and petals in red and blue against a white ground, and with green champlevé enamel; measurements: 7 cm across X 4.5 cm.Weight: 36,26 gr Late 18th/Early 19th Century, North India. Exhibited 2014 with Ref.: 42939 in Mumbay and Delhi in Saffronart. Navaratna is a Sanskrit compound word meaning "nine gems" or "ratnas". Jewellery created in this style has important cultural significance in Asian cultures as a symbol of wealth, status, and also as having other claimed talismanic benefits to health and wellbeing. The setting of the stones is believed to hold mystical powers. References: Seligman, T. K. and Balakrishnan, U. R. Enduring Splendor; Jewelry of India...

Gold and enamel bracelet. The bracelet is composed of nine symmetrical medallions decorated with foliage and stylized flowers and accented with black and white enamel. The clasp is hidden by a rectangular medallion in enameled gold that features a landscape scene of a lakeside chateau with mountains in the background. The medallion is framed with stylized leaves in black, white, and green enamel. The landscape of the bracelet portrays the Chillon chateau in Switzerland, made famous during the Romantic period with Lord Byron’s poem written in 1816, The Prisoner of Chillon. Byron, during a voyage through Switzerland, was inspired by Jean Jacques Rousseau...