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A GROUP OF TWO MUGHAL GEM- AND GOLD-SET JADE PENDANTS, HALDILI, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
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09月10日 下午5点 开拍 / 09月08日 下午3点 截止委托
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A GROUP OF TWO MUGHAL GEM- AND GOLD-SET JADE PENDANTS, HALDILI, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

Northern India. Two jade pendants. The larger of a horizontally elongated and lobed form, framed by a gold frame. The smaller of lotus petal shape, with the back textured. Each minutely inlaid with gold and set with diamonds, rubies, and emeralds, decorated with symmetrical floral motifs. Both with a pierced suspension piece at the top. The finely polished, highly translucent, and semi-transparent stones of an even white tone. (2)

Provenance: Galerie Hardt (established in 1976), Radevormwald, Germany, before 2020. Acquired by the gallery’s founder Peter Hardt (b. 1946) during his extensive travels, the first of which occurred during a formative world tour in 1973. Throughout his storied career, Peter Kienzle-Hardt organized countless exhibitions and participated in major international art fairs. He made many important contacts during this time and eventually met the Kienzle siblings, who shared his passion for Asian art and culture. A strong bond and deep friendship developed, ultimately leading to the creation of the Museum für Asiatische Kunst decades later in 2014. While the museum’s permanent exhibition predominantly comprised pieces from the Kienzle Family Collection, Peter Kienzle-Hardt supplemented it with objects from his own collection. Before his death in 2019, Horst Kienzle bequeathed his entire property to Peter and legally adopted him as his son, who has been using the name Peter Kienzle-Hardt ever since.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities. With minuscule nibbling, few inlays with small losses and others may have been replaced over time.

Weight: 24 g (total)
Dimensions: Length 3 cm and 5.3 cm

A haldili is a pendant amulet worn to control involuntary palpitations of the heart. Haldilis are usually decorated with a linear, conventionalized, symmetrical branching tree-of-life pattern, the gemstones being a reference to fruit or flowers on the tree of life. The reverse side of the haldili can be plain which may mean it was intended for use by a Hindu, or, if for a Muslim, it was never inscribed.

The jade for these amulets was traditionally mined in Turkistan, prepared in Jaipur, and inlaid in Delhi or Jaipur by means of the Kundan process. For a full description of Haldili ornamentation, see Traditional Jewelry of India, by Oppi Untracht, pages 116-119.

Literature comparison:
Compare a related bell-shaped jade plaque with gem inlays, dated to the 18th to 19th century, in the Collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, accession number 684-1874.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s London, 1 October 2012, lot 165
Price: GBP 4,000 or approx. EUR 7,800 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A diamond and gemset jade pendant, India, 19th or 20th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, materials, and technique. Note the size (6.5 cm).

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