A PAIR OF TODA GOLD EARRINGS, NILGIRI HILLS, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, PROBABLY EARLY 20TH CENTURY of composite abstract form, composed of spherical, cube, rhombus and other three dimensional shapes joined in a cluster, hinged attachment 4.5cm long approx. For another example in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (inv. IS 5-1986), see Susan Stronge et al., A Golden Treasury, London 1988, no.59. See also op.cit. fig.24, p.121 for a photograph of a woman wearing similar earrings. Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.