A MUGHAL GEM-SET AND ENAMELLED GOLD FLASK (SURAHI), NORTH INDIA, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY the spherical gold body set with foil-backed emeralds in hexagonal settings, between thin dividing bands set with rubies, the neck with a white enamel ground, decorated with green leafy stems and slightly protruding gem-set flowerheads, detachable lid matching body, surmounted by a diamond, the underside finely enamelled with birds and flowers on a white ground 23.5cm. 1281.8 gramsCondition ReportOverall in good condition, gems not tested (due to settings) but appear to be consistent with emeralds, rubies and a diamond, some of the gems with minor abrasions consistent with age, very few gems appear to have been replaced with a paste, enameling at the base of the gem settings to render a more uniform overall colour to the the stones, the white enamel to neck with some slight abrasion along edges and associated craquelure, enamelling to underside also with thin hairline cracks, as viewed. "
A MUGHAL GEM-SET AND ENAMELLED GOLD FLASK (SURAHI), NORTH INDIA, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY the spherical gold body set with foil-backed emeralds in hexagonal settings, between thin dividing bands set with rubies, the neck with a white enamel ground, decorated with green leafy stems and slightly protruding gem-set flowerheads, detachable lid matching body, surmounted by a diamond, the underside finely enamelled with birds and flowers on a white ground 23.5cm. 1281.8 gramsCondition ReportOverall in good condition, gems not tested (due to settings) but appear to be consistent with emeralds, rubies and a diamond, some of the gems with minor abrasions consistent with age, very few gems appear to have been replaced with a paste, enameling at the base of the gem settings to render a more uniform overall colour to the the stones, the white enamel to neck with some slight abrasion along edges and associated craquelure, enamelling to underside also with thin hairline cracks, as viewed. "
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