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Source Description
A carved guilloché pattern set with polished lapis lazuli stones extends around the circumference of the nephrite pommel. Set at its apex is a cabochon sapphire mounted in gold. The collar is rimmed in red gold and decorated with entwined green gold garlands applied over an oyster white enamel ground. In each of the interstices, a rose-cut diamond has been mounted with a crimped flange.
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Document identity
localId
10015
label
Cushion-shaped Parasol Handle
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obj
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Source metadata
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10015
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object
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normalized
title
Cushion-shaped Parasol Handle
description
A carved guilloché pattern set with polished lapis lazuli stones extends around the circumference of the nephrite pommel. Set at its apex is a cabochon sapphire mounted in gold. The collar is rimmed in red gold and decorated with entwined green gold garlands applied over an oyster white enamel ground. In each of the interstices, a rose-cut diamond has been mounted with a crimped flange.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1900, by purchase [from the factory]; Jenny Walters (Mrs. Warren Delano III), New York, 1900, by gift; Laura F. Delano, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1950, by gift.
date
ca. 1900
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
parasol handles
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6
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6
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.5
height
4.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 3/4 × Diam: 1 3/4 in. (4.5 × 4.5 cm); H with cane: 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
Mark of Mikhail Perkhin; 56 [denoting 14 karat gold]; initials of the government assay office inspector: Y.L.; engraved with original order number: 3324
med
gold (56 zolotnik), enamel, diamonds, nephrite, lapis lazuli, sapphires
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3742
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4493
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EAN
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2062
2543
2689
3300
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