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Head Ornament

ISL 655 | Turkey | circa 1900

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Artwork Details

Title: Head Ornament

Date: circa 1900

Location: Turkey

Materials: gold, translucent enamel, diamonds, rubies and emeralds, ostrich feathers

Dimensions: 12 x 17.2 cm

Accession Number: ISL 655

Other Notes:

It is unclear whether this rather extraordinary jewel was made for a local patron or commissioned by a westerner, for at the beginning of the last century Oriental style was fashionable in Europe, particularly for costume balls. Besides being vividly coloured, the three roundels are fitted with mechanisms that cause the jewelled stars to rotate, increasing the ornament’s dazzling appearance.

Bibliography:

Haydn Williams, Enamels of the World: 1700-2000 The Khalili Collections, London 2009, cat. 142, pp. 214–15.

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