Ein weiteres Highlight
der Schatzkammer des Maharadscha war die Turban Aigrette von Cartier,
mit dem atemberaubenden whiskey-farbenen Diamanten "Eye of the
Tiger" .
Der seltene Stein kommt aus Südafrika dem Orange-River und ist
tief orange-braun und hat sagenhafte 61,50 Karat.Er kaufte ihn von
Cartier 1934 und lies eine Platinfassung mit Diamanten arbeiten.
Der Schmuck lässt
sich verändern, indem man im Vorderteil eine Fassung aufklappt,
kann man den Stein entnehmen und als Clip tragen, ebenso kann man
das Turbanelement entfernen, es sieht so aus wie wenn es dem Maharadscha
gefallen hat mit dem Stein zu spielen, den auch dies ist möglich,
man kann ihn komplett ohne Fassung entnehmen
The breathtaking
61,50-carat whiskey-coloured diamond, ‘The Eye of the Tiger’,
was mounted by Cartier in a turban aigrette for the Maharajah of Nawanagar
in 1934.
The Tiger’s Eye, from the turban of the Maharajah of Nawanagar,
once one of the world's richest men. Most of the famous diamonds in
Indian Maharajahs' collections came from the legendary lost mines
of Golconda (in India itself), but the Tiger's Eye is an exception.
Appropriately enough, given its fancy deep orangy-brown colour, it
was discovered in the Orange River in South Africa.
The Maharajah purchased it from Cartier, and it is still in its exquisite
original platinum-and-diamond setting.
Like many other very fine jewels, it is designed to be adaptable:
the turban ornament can be split up by removing a frond of diamonds,
turning it into a clip brooch. The central setting with the diamond
can in turn be unscrewed from the brooch and set into other jewels.
However, there is an an additional, highly unusual feature: the setting
can be un-clipped, releasing the diamond completely.
It seems that the Maharajah must have enjoyed taking the diamond out
and playing with it. He wore the turban ornament with a plume of pure
white egret feathers.
When
I see the jewel, there was no loop for the feather on the back. It
appears that the feathers were simply tied on with string.
Ornement de turban L’Œil du Tigre Cartier Londres, 1937
Platine, diamants
Broche H: 12.7 cm ; l: 6 cm
Diamant Oeil du Tigre
D: 2.58 cm ; ép: 1.67 cm ; Poids: 61.50 ct
The other jewels
of Nawanagar - weiterer Schmuck des Maharadschas:
source:Christies
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