Two 17th century Mughal-era glasses with diamond and emerald lenses are presented by Sothebear Auctions..
Auction house Sotheby’s said the glasses were designed by an unknown 17th century prince, with lenses of gemstones believed to promote spiritual enlightenment, according to Reuters.
the two glasses
The first glasses are characterized by emerald lenses placed in frames fixed with diamonds, and the second is called “Halo of Light” The lenses are said to date from the 17th century while the frames date back to the 19th century, Alexandra Roy, a specialist in Islamic world art at Sotheby’s, told Reuters..
one of the glasses
Roy continued, “The diamonds came from the Golconda mines (in India), and these stones were cut from stones that would have originally weighed between two and three hundred carats and reshaped in their current style that resembles a scene in the nineteenth century. . “
She added, “They are subject to strong internal due diligence before we can put them up for sale. They have been scrutinized by historians so they have been published in the academic world before. This is the first time we are offering them for sale but in academia they are well known since the 1980s. “.
