Necklace in 18K gold (750 / 1000), pearls and gems, Uzbekistan, probably Bukhara, 19th century Necklace consisting of a string of thirteen gold plates, twelve in the form of a quatrefoil, the thirteenth in the form of a rosette with double rows of petals, each inlaid with red and green stones. Pearls separate the plates from each other, border them on two sides and close the necklace. From the central rosette hang five pendants made of pearls, a red (tourmaline?) or green (beryl?) stone and granulated gold elements. H. 26 cm; l. approx. 27 cm; gross weight: 95 g Clasp probably later, very slight accidents. Provenance: Yossi Benyaminoff Collection, acquired circa 1980. A necklace of similar style and workmanship to ours and kept at the L. A. Mayer Memorial Institute for Islamic Art in Jerusalem is attributed to a 19th-century Bukhara production. Ref: Rachel Hasson, Later Islamic Jewellery, Jerusalem, 1987, no. 150, p. 109. A Gold Necklace with Pearls and Gems, 14K, Uzbekistan, probably Bukhara, 19th century