AN ATTRACTIVE 'PUKHRAJ' (TOPAZ) AND ENAMEL NECKLACE

NORTH INDIA, c. 1870, set with 30 pear-shaped pukhraj panels within an enamel surround, with a central gold medallion pendant set in pukhraj, and all the pears with pearl fringes tied to cotton strings with elegant red, green and white floral enamel on the reverse, weighing 95 grams.