Jewellery & Ornaments

TRADITIONAL NATHWARA, RAJASTHAN, SRINATHJI PADUKA PENDANT, circa 1900, set in semi precious stones with the paduka / feet of Lord Krishna in Pukhraj Polkis surrounded by floral motifs with rubies and polkis with green foil backed pukhraj, in an arched shape, suspended with 4 strands of basara pearls.
Weight: 35 gms

Circa 1900, set along a two-tiered pendant with floral shaped central pendant suspended with a heart shaped pendant with three drops in rubies in kundan (24 cts gold) with polki un-cut diamonds and basara pearls, interlinked with gold rings set with basara pearls.
Weight: 53 gms

Circa 1850, with a Parrot perched on a circular base of the ring, encrusted with fine Burmese Rubies, Emeralds and Pearls.
Weight: 24 gms

WITH SAPPHIRE CUT BEADS & PEARLS STRING;
WITH MATCHING EARRINGS
Gross weight - 63.81 gms / Net weight - 58.81 gms

With fine Burmese Rubies, Emeralds, Sapphires and Cats Eye in the form of a broach, circa 1940, with pierced silver edges all around the butterfly.
10 cms L x 8 cms B

Magnificent Traditional 'Shrankhla Jodi' Twisted Bangles
Central India (Probably Gwalior)
c. 1820

Circa 1920's, set in circular form with Burmese cabochon rubies, emeralds and polkis (un-cut diamonds set in 22 kts gold), with a peacock motif surrounded with a floral pattern all around. These were adorned as hair dressing ornaments linked with gold chains.
Weight: 75 gms (3 pieces)

WITH MATCHING EARRINGS
Gross weight - 80.20 gms (necklace and earrings)

Circa 1880's, set in 22 kt intricately carved in floral motif link chain, with polkis un-cut diamonds set in fine kundan (24 cts gold) with basara pearls.
Weight: 77.180 gms

In the form of a Peacock, circa 1940, studded in an open setting within Gold and white metal frame.
Weight: 9.5 gm

WITH PEACOCK DESIGN PENDANT;
WITH PAIR OF SILVER EARRINGS &
MATCHING BRACELET

With lockets of Rubies, Flat Diamonds and Emeralds inserted within the Gold Chain, with a circular pendant encrusted with fine Burmese Rubies and suspended with an Emerald bead, the end of the Necklace has a screw-locking system.

Studded with uncut Polkis and Emeralds with Pearls studded as top domes, suspended with interlink screen with Emerald beads and Pearls, the reverse of the Necklace has elaborate floral enameling.

Studded with uncut Diamonds and Emeralds with 22 carats gold string. The pendant has an Emerald bead suspended.

c. 1930
Gross weight - 66 gms (with thread) / Net weight – 61 gms

Circa 1900, made in 22 carats Gold and studded with a large uncut Diamond and Rubies all around with two hinges on either side with extensive multi coloured floral design in Enamel on front and reverse.
Weight: 35 gms

Circa 1900, made in 22 carats Gold and studded with strands of uncut Diamonds and Rubies in the shape of a half-moon with a pair of matching Ear studs.
Weight: 125 gms

Probably Chettinad, in 22 carats Gold with an oval pendant shaped locket, studded with Flat Diamonds, Burmese Rubies and Emeralds.

Circa 1900, with three interlinked, pierced with floral motifs lockets encircling the hand painted realistic landscapes in bright colours in very fine Enamel workmanship.

Circa 1950, made in Silver studded with Diamonds, with a design of Lotus flower in Gold and encrusted with Rubies.

Circa 1950, made in Gold and studded with uncut Diamonds around a design of leaves in backdrop of deep maroon Enamel, with a design of Lotus flower in Enamel on the reverse.

Circa 1900, set in polkis in kundan 24 cts gold, with band of flowers all round with a solid gold bangle with screw locking system.
Weight: 124 gms

Circa 1950, made in Silver and Gold and studded with uncut Diamonds around a circular band in two rows.

Circa 1960, designed on the lines of a flower garland with Old English cut Diamonds surrounding the pear shaped Tourmaline.

Circa 1860's, with Burmese cabochon ruby surrounding a single square Emerald (thakthi) weighing approximately 38 cts, with reverse of the pendant surrounded with Polkis, un-cut diamonds set all around the emerald, with two lines of emerald beads and basara pearls, interlinked with gold, the lockets interlinking the emerald beads and basara pearls (with polkis and rubies in kundan -24 cts gold setting), the end of chain hook has a floral pattern studded with rubies. Overall
Weight: 169 gms

Encircled with a row of uncut Diamonds set in 22 carats Gold, the Burmese Ruby.

Circa 1900, with fine Kundan workmanship, studded with Burmese Rubies and Emeralds in an overall floral pattern.

(PROBABLY CHETTINAD) in 22 carats Gold, studded with fine Burmese Rubies and Emeralds.
5.5 cms L

Circa 1850, with two Basra pearls on either side of an Emerald bead stringed in Gold wire.

Circa 1860, with two rows of Basara Pearls interlinked with Melon shaped Emerald beads stringed with Gold wire.

With matching ear pendant, set in multi-faceted cut diamonds and with pear shaped emeralds, set in lockets with leaf and star motif with emeralds and surrounded by diamonds, in two layers of graduated pendants and suspended on a two layered diamond chain, with matching pair of ear pendant, comprising 313 round, 100 baguettes, 255 pears and 62 marquise diamonds and 7 emeralds. With diamonds weighing approximately 44.34 carats, emeralds approximately 19.4 carats and gold weighing approximately 104.19 gms.

With matching ear pendant, set in multi-faceted cut diamonds and with emeralds, set in single large pendant with approximately 40 carats single emerald surrounded with diamonds and interlinked with three strands of diamond necklaces, with seven strings of diamonds suspended from the pendant, comprising 1,592 round, 324 baguettes, 17 pears, 45 emerald cuts, 15 oval diamonds and 3 large emeralds. With diamonds weighing approximately 37.19 carats, emeralds approximately 47.15 carats and gold weighing approximately 193.81 gms.

With matching ear pendants set in rounds, pears and marquise diamonds, with oval shaped rubies, in two layers of drops, interspersed with single layer of drops suspended on a diamond chain, with four rubies each in ear pendants, comprising 527, round, 99 pears, 58 marquise diamonds and 30 oval rubies. Diamonds weigh approximately 37.05 carats, Burmese rubies approximately 74.4 carats and Gold weighs approximately 133.8 gms.

Comprising six rows of real pearls string joined in between with six enamelled lockets with star diamonds inset in each locket.
c.1930

With matching ear pendants set in multi faceted cut diamonds and with emerald cut and marquise emeralds, lockets in floral garland motif with emeralds, in two layers of graduated pendants, interlinked and suspended on a two layered diamond chain, with three layers of suspended emeralds each in ear pendants, comprising 250 round, 150 baguettes, 193 pears and marquise diamonds and 24 emeralds, with diamonds weighing approximately 73.37 carats, emeralds approximately 78.08 carats and gold weighing approximately 218.380 gms.

C.1930 with star diamonds in floral design.
Weighing approximately: 102 gms

With matching ear pendants set in multi faceted cut diamonds and emeralds, lockets in floral motif with emeralds, in two layers of drops, interspersed with single layer of drops suspended on a diamond chain, with two rubies each in ear pendants, comprising 115 round, 485 baguettes, 85 pears, 164 marquise diamonds and 28 oval emeralds. Diamonds weigh approximately 47.18 carats, Emeralds approximately 26.67 carats and Gold weighs approximately 154.670 gms.

Comprising of sixteen coral beads each carved with a Ganesha, with two gold beads studded with rubies and a fine gold pendant with round and square rubies and emeralds with gold floral drops, c.1800
weighing approximately:125 gms

With matching ear pendants set in round and pears cut diamonds and oval emeralds, lockets in floral motif with emeralds, in two layers of graduated pendants, interlinked and suspended on a diamond chain, with three layers of suspended emeralds each in ear pendants, comprising 436 round, 222 pear diamonds and 23 oval emeralds. Diamonds weigh approximately 63.42 carats, Emeralds approximately 44.90 carats and Gold weighs approximately 153.41 gms.

With matching ear pendants set in "Sunrise" pattern around the pendant in three layers with two lined diamond and rubies link, comprising 174 oval and round diamonds with 21 Burmese rubies in necklace and 96 oval and round diamonds with 18 rubies set in ear pendant.
Diamonds weigh approximately 48.50 carats, Burmese rubies weigh approximately 37.86 carats and Gold weighs approximately 108.6 gms.

With matching ear pendant, set in round brilliant cut diamonds surrounding emeralds and rubies, set in graduated pendant, interlinked with double bow lockets and matching ear pendants with three layers, comprising 1,587 round diamonds and 8 large, 28 small rubies and 7 emeralds, with diamonds weighing approximately 11.04 carats, emeralds approximately 6.42 carats, rubies approximately 67.19 carats and gold weighing approximately 124.6 gms.

Comprising of three pieces floral pattern designed as an earring suspended with rings, set with polki diamonds in kundan setting, approximate weight of polkis - 17.35 carats, set in 22 carats gold.

Comprising of a heart shaped pendant suspended on a flower and leaves pattern locket with rows of Rubies around Polki Diamonds, set in 22 carats gold, approximate weight of polkis 7.15 carats and diamonds 3.5 carats.

Set with Polki Diamonds in Sun motif pattern encrusted with triangle shaped rubies around polkis, with three strands of interlinked polkis as a bracelet belt, with gold screw buckle, with profuse foliate design enameling on gold background.
Approximate weight of polkis 27.5 carats in 22 carats gold.

c. 1920, comprising a necklace set with 14 single Burmese cabochon rubies in a floral pattern, centering upon an openwork ruby foliate pendant with gold beads, a pair of earrings in the form of a lotus flower set with 7 fine rubies each, and a ring, set in 22 carat gold.

Comprising a Choker of closely connected polkis un-cut diamonds along with oval cabochon ruby, set in Kundan 24 carats gold, surrounded by green enamel, suspending a fringe or similar pear shaped plaque and south sea pearls, the reverse with a foliate enamel on gold ground, joined by adjustable gold chain, with a pair of similar design earrings, approximate weight of rubies 71 carats, polkis 29 carats, and 82 carats of south sea pearls, mounted in 22 carats gold.

C. 1910, comprising a necklace with 8 pear-shaped Zambian emeralds of a deep colour and fine luster, with diamonds in floral and garland design, with a matching pair of ear pendants, each with a pear-shaped emerald, surrounded with diamonds, with the emeralds weighing 30 carats approximately and the diamonds weighing 11 carats approximately, set in 22 carat gold, weighing 80 grams.

Set with Navrathna (Nine gems) stones, in a pear shaped pendant, suspended with a round bead inserted with rubies, diamonds, and linked to a upper floral pattern locket inset with polkis and drops of pearls. Approximate weight of polkis 1.5 cts diamonds 1.05 cts, rubies 3 cts set in 22 cts gold.

A centered baguette-cut diamond flanked by two oval-shaped Columbian emeralds on a diamond set surround, with the central diamond weighing 6.14 carats and the emeralds weighing approximately 3.5 carats each, set in 18 carat white gold.

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Set with Corals, Emeralds and Polkis un-cut diamonds with pearls, set in half moon pattern centered around an emerald and polki locket interlinked, with flower pattern polki and coral locket, suspended with five drops of emeralds and south sea pearls, approximate weight of polkis 2.75 cts and 25 cts of coral set in 22 cts gold.

With two moon-shaped diamonds over an oval emerald weighing approximately 16.21 carats, with 25 marquise cut diamonds and 22 round cut diamonds weighing approximately 10.8 carats, set in 18 carat white gold

Set with pear shaped ruby encircled with baguette diamonds, interlinked with strand of 3 diamonds with an arched locket set in diamonds,
Approximate weight of rubies 15.25 cts, diamonds 10.15 cts set in 22 cts gold.

Designed as modified C-shaped tops, centering a detachable drop-shaped natural Zambian emerald, cut diamonds weighing 2.09 carats H colour VVS 1 clarity, bordered by 6 marquise diamonds weighing 3.16 carats and 8 pieces of pear-shaped diamonds, weighing 4.43 carats, with the emeralds weighing 9.75 carats and 9.82 carats, set in 18 carat white gold, weighing 13.85 grams.

Set with pear shaped emerald encircled with diamonds, interlinked with two strand of diamond link chains suspended from a circular diamond locket with a ruby encircled with diamonds hanging, approximate weight of emeralds 8.5 cts, diamonds 10.5 cts, rubies .65 cts, set in 22 cts gold.

C. 1940, with 98 fairly uniform round pearls interlinked with gold rings to 48 emerald beads, with a gold chain and locking clamps, weighing 54.55 grams.

Comprising a necklace designed as flexible net of polkis un-cut diamonds along with red stone work set in kundan 24 cts gold, surrounded by green enamel, the reverse designed in foliate enamel on gold ground, joined by adjustable gold chain, with a total diamond polki weight of approximately 38.5 cts, set in 22 cts gold.

BIKANER, c. 1930, comprising four gold bangles with uniform fine quality pearls tied with a cotton string, with red lacquer at the back, two pierced pearl ear tops and a single magnificent Victorian pattern ring with a diamond top, set in 18 carat gold, weighing 83.65 grams.

Each of the three pendants have been designed as sunflower with fluted leaf shaped coral with polkis set in kundan (24 cts gold), on a flat bed of black onyx, surrounded by rim of pan shaped polkis on a silver base, each joined by a coral cabochon, approximate weight of coral 42 cts, black onyx 51 cts, and polki diamonds 6.75 cts, mounted on 92.5 sterling silver.

AN IMPRESSIVE FOUR LINE PEARL NECKLACE composed of 570 real pearls arranged in four gently graduating strands measuring approximately 2.75 mm to 16.00 mm, with the inner string and outer string of 23 and 26 inches in length, respectively.

Each with an umbrella shaped drop with polkis over green enamel, linked with a floral pattern locket inset with polkis, with an enameled bead hanging with rows of pearls. Approximate Weight of polkis 6 cts, set in 22 cts gold.

AN OLD GENTS TWO LINE NATURAL BASRA PEARLS KANTHA (NECKLACE), C. 1900, with emerald beads dividing the strand into three equal parts, with 135 pearls and 6 emeralds, weighing 34 grams.

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Each with an umbrella shaped hanging with polkis over green enamel, linked with a floral pattern locket inset with polkis, with a single pearl hanging with rows of beads.
Approximate Weight of polkis 5 cts, pearls 20 cts, emerald beads 300 cts, set in 22 cts gold.

A MAGNIFICENT OLD FOUR LINE NATURAL BASRA PEARLS KANTHA (NECKLACE), C. 1900, with 270 round pearls, weighing 202 grams.

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Comprising a necklace of closely connected pan shaped emeralds and polkis, un-cut diamonds set in kundan (24 cts gold), surrounded by polkis, suspending a fringe or similar pear shaped plaque with south sea pearls, with a pair of similar design earrings, approximate Weight of emeralds 55 cts, polkis 25 cts, and 225 cts of south sea pearls, mounted in 22 cts gold.

Composed of five multi-strand pearls inter-spaced with round gold and ruby kundan beads, with the round pendant set with rubies and a flat pukhraj in the form of a peacock, with the gold weighing 29 grams.

Interlinked with round beads inset with diamonds, approximate Weight of emeralds 120 cts, tourmaline 350 cts, diamonds 2 cts and round emeralds 10 cts, set in 18k gold and silver.

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.

Each with an umbrella shaped hanging with polkis over red enamel, linked with a floral pattern locket inset with polkis, approximate Weight of polkis 15.15 cts, with a kundan enameled bead hanging with rows of pearls, set in 22 cts gold. .

DECCAN, set in a multi-floral pattern in a circular form, with a central diamond surrounded by rubies and flat diamonds, with an emerald bead and pearl drops, decorated with multi-coloured enamel on the reverse, weighing 53.76 grams.

Set with pear shaped pendants over reversed half moon polki studded locket with a floral pendant in earring, approximate Weight of emerald beads 345 cts, pearls 125 cts.

NORTH INDIA, c. 1890, set in fine individual floral motif lockets, with green and red enamel on the reverse side, interlinked with cotton and gold foil thread and a screw system to unlock, set in 22 carat gold, weighing 112 grams.

Comprising a necklace of closely connected with polkis un-cut diamonds set in kundan 24 cts gold, surrounded by green enamel, with a pair of similar design earrings,
Approximate Weight of polkis 65 cts, mounted in 22 cts gold.

RAJASTHAN, c. 1920, with the pendant set in a gold floral motif, with a central emerald and a spinal drop, interlinked with gold rings and a gold hook, weighing 21.45 grams.

Comprising a necklace of pear shaped lockets with polkis un-cut diamonds set in kundan 24 cts gold, interlinked with pear shaped emerald lockets with a pair of similar design earrings, approximate
Weight of polkis 30 cts, mounted in 22 cts gold.

NORTH INDIA, c. 1870, comprising a central cylindrical-shaped barrel with a lid, and fourteen smaller hexagonal cylindricalshaped barrel lockets, strung within a gold foil cotton thread, weighing 145 grams.

Interlinked with 60 emerald beads, 28 south sea pearls pearls with 22 cts gold chain, approximate Weight of emerald beads 750 cts, pearls 400 cts and diamonds 5 cts.

Comprising a gold link chain necklace with lockets of rubies, flat diamonds and emeralds inserted within the gold belt, and a circular pendant encrusted with fine rubies and a green bead hanging, set in 22 carat gold, weighing 241 grams.

Comprising a necklace centered around a large pendant inset with polkis, un-cut diamonds encircled with tourmaline and a line of tourmaline beads with floral pattern encrusted with un-cut diamonds lockets, with a matching earring, approximate Weight of polkis 40 cts, tourmalines 27 cts, mounted in 22 cts gold.

NORTH INDIA, c. 1880, with two lotus-shaped pendants set with flat diamonds with two leaves to form hinges to support the three strands of 80 spinal beads, weighing 128 grams.

NORTH INDIA, c. 1920, set with gold kundan work, inset with rubies and diamonds on the cap, with the three rows of spinal beads separated above the jade drop by a rectangular locket with flat diamonds, with the spinal beads weighing approximately 350 carats, and the jade weighing approximately 42 carats.

C. 1930, set in Victorian style, comprising three old English cut Golkonda diamonds, weighing approximately 4.5 carats each, with slight colouring in the central diamond, set in 18 carat gold, weighing 8.65 grams.

Comprising approximately 3.01 carats of diamonds set amidst fancy coloured small diamonds in two tapered layers, set on either side with round diamonds over the half circle, set in 18 carat white gold, weighing 8.30 grams.

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c. 1880, with near matching earrings with 9 diamonds each, with pear-shaped drops inset with table cut diamonds, drops of natural pearls hanging, and a row of pearls over the diamond pelmet panels, and with white and red enamel on the reverse of the earrings, set in 22 carats gold, weighing 130 grams.

MAGNIFICENT TRADITIONAL TWISTED BANGLES 'JODI', CENTRAL INDIA (PROBABLY GWALIOR), c. 1820, each designed as a band of flexible links, set with diamond polkis joined by a diamond polki set screw hinge, set in 22 carat gold, weighing 217 grams.

C. 1940, comprising seven larger and six smaller buttons, each set with 6 diamond polkis and a central Burmese cabochon ruby, with blue, white and green floral enamel on the reverse.

In the form of a peacock, with rose cut diamonds, fancy cut diamonds, rubies with one big oval-shaped rose cut diamond in the center, and two big emerald drops, with 118 diamonds weighing approximately 106.03 carats, 19 rubies weighing approximately 4.31 carats, 2 emeralds weighing approximately 59.45 carats, set in 18 carat gold, weighing 181.60 grams.

NORTH INDIA, c. 1850, with seven square taveez necklace, set with 35 flat diamonds bordered by two rows of 168 cabochon rubies on the obverse, with foliate on the reverse, featuring colourful birds in red, green, blue and white enamel, strung on a cotton string, set in 22 carat gold, weighing 125.60 grams.

Probably late Mughal period
A charming pair of early broaches set with 34 flat diamonds, 2 cabochon rubies in the form of a peacock and with beautiful red, green and white enamel on the reverse, weighing 64 grams.

TAMIL NADU, c. 1880, in the form of an elephant head over a round flower pattern, inset with a central emerald surrounded by a layer of flat diamonds and Burmese rubies, and inserted over a circular gold base for display, with the rubies weighing 21 carats approximately, the diamonds weighing 4.75 carats approximately, set in 22 carat gold, weighing 39.83 grams..

TAMIL NADU, c. 1860, set in a floral pattern, with Burmese cabochon rubies, 5 oval emeralds and 8 flat diamonds within the pendant, with hanging drops of pearls, suspended by a garland-shaped pendant with a broad devil's face in the centre to ward off evil-eye, a practice prevalent in those days. The emeralds weigh 2 carats approximately, the Burmese rubies weigh 26 carats approximately and the diamonds weigh 1.95 carats approximately, set in 22 carat gold, weighing 112.30 grams.

TAMIL NADU, c. 1870, set with a graduating order, with Burmese cabochon rubies, with a round flower pattern pendant and 6 gold beads suspended. There are 21 rubies on either side of the pendant, with the central pendant set with 9 rubies. All the cabochon rubies are of a very fine quality and of a uniform deep pigeon blood color and luster, with a total of 54 rubies weighing 74 carats approximately, set in 22 carat gold, weighing 51.43 grams. The Adigai comes with its original teakwood box.

TAMIL NADU, c. 1850, set in a circular form, centering around a Colombian emerald surrounded by 8 flat diamonds in a star shape, with five layers of Burmese cabochon rubies, flat diamonds and emeralds. The rubies weigh 28.50 carats approximately, the central emerald weighs 4.5 carats approximately and the diamonds weigh 12.50 carats approximately, set in 22 carat gold, weighing 89 grams.

TAMIL NADU, c. 1880, comprising of thirty circular pendants with a star motif inset with white sapphires and emeralds, with the circular ring around the star studded with Burmese cabochon rubies and each circular locket inserted in a woven link gold chain with screw locking. The rubies weigh 225 carats approximately, the emeralds weigh 15 carats approximately and the white sapphires weigh 50 carats approximately, set in 22 carat gold, weighing 364.44 grams.

SOUTH INDIA, c. 1880, comprising of forty mango-shaped pendants with large uncut white sapphires (pukhraj), weighing approximately 55 carats, surrounded with old and very fine quality pigeon blood colour Burmese rubies weighing approximately 110 carats in descending order, truly a craftsmanship of traditional goldsmiths of Madurai, TAMIL NADU, with a very elegant central pendant with rubies and a single Columbian emerald to ward off evil eye, a practice prevalent in those days.

TAMIL NADU, c. 1870, an elegant and traditional piece of jewellery worn on the arm, studded with the finest Burmese rubies, flat diamonds and emeralds in the form of a crown with two peacocks on either side, with a pearl finial on top and a pear-shaped ruby suspending in the centre. The open and cut work is joined to the back with a gold link, with screw for unlocking. The rubies weigh 32 carats approximately, the flat diamonds weigh 8 carats approximately and the emeralds weigh 5 carats approximately, set in 22 carat gold, weighing 124 grams.

SOUTH INDIA, c. 1920, comprising of ten rows of gold cut flower patterned chain set with fine Burmese cabochon rubies in the centre of each flower, suspended by two large triangle lockets inset with fine rubies, sapphires and a square emerald in the centre and surrounded by circular rubies. The rubies weigh 430 carats approximately, the emerald weighs 2 carats approximately and the diamond weighs 2.5 carats approximately, set in 22 carat gold, weighing 429.30 grams.

NORTH INDIA, c. 1890, comprising an elegant necklace with matching earrings, with half moon lockets inserted with turquoise, suspended with star-shaped drops with table cut diamonds and tassels of pearls and turquoise beads, set in 22 carat gold, weighing 112 grams.
39.3 in H

AN EXQUISITE SUIT OF TRIBAL SILVER & TURQUOISE JEWELLERY SET, North India, c. 1880, comprising a large pendant inset with fine quality of turquoise and imitation gem stones with exquisite multi-coloured enamel all over, with coral beads, matching with a pair of bracelets, ear drops, belt and a head wear.
Wt 1587 gms

One male and another female Elephant with fine Burmese Rubies.
Weight: 731 gms 11cms L x 11cms B