Sold for:
$600
$600
KOSHTILLO DIADEM WITH SILVERGILT, CORAL & COLORED GLASS LATE 19TH - EARLY 20TH C. , H 5", W 8 3/4":Silver gilt diadem is enhanced with multi colored glass, pieces of coral and is dotted with numerous turquoise colored beads. No apparent markings; includes a book "Traditional Jewellery from Soviet Central Asia and Kazakhstan: 19th and 20th Centuries From the Collection of the Museum of Oriental Art Moscow", Sovetsky Khudozhnik Publishers, that contains items similar to this piece. Koshtillo was worn over the tubetejka (the scull-cap),
Auctioneer:
Dumouchelle Art Galleries
Date:
2010-05-14
