A gem-set silver-gilt navratna pendant North India, 20th Century

A gem-set silver-gilt navratna pendant North India, 20th Century of floral openwork medallion form set with gems including sapphire, ruby, red coral (corallium rubrum), pearl and cat's eye chrysoberyl, in closed back kundan setting, strung with pearl strand accented by garnet beads the pendant 5.5 cm. long; 25.5 g. total weight Footnotes: A navratna is composed of nine gems that represent the nine cosmic influences from the Hindu system of astrology. In a typical navratna setting, the gems represent the following: ruby in the centre as the sun, surrounded by diamond as Venus, pearl as the moon, red coral as Mars, hessonite as Ragu (the ascending lunar node), sapphire as Saturn, cat's eye chrysoberyl as Ketu (the descending lunar node), yellow sapphire as Jupiter and emerald as Mercury. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing