Description: AN AFGHAN TURKOMAN PARCEL GILT SILVER AND CARNELIAN HAIR-PIECE CIRCA 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The hair ornament constructed from foliate/lozenge-shaped silver panels with incised designs and partly gilded with fumed gold-work, each set with an oval flat cut carnelian gem, the panels joined together to each other by silver rings, forming a diagonal lattice, with hollow work silver pendants suspended from the lower two trapezoidal panels.
Approximately 55cm long
PROVENANCE:
Collected in Afghanistan, 2007.
Condition Report: Condition:
Some minor wear to the gilding, some minor wear throughout. The opinions expressed in the condition reports are a guide only and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Prospective buyers are encouraged to inspect articles for sale at our pre-sale viewing where Leonard Joel staff are available for advice. Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.