Jewellery, Watches and Objects of Vertu

A Victorian Indian miniature brooch/pendant, the large oval Company-style miniature depicting the Taj Mahal with the Yamuna river in the foreground, glazed, within a gold mount with applied ropetwist wirework detail, with glazed locket panel verso and with hinged pendant fitting, brooch dimensions 71mm x 63mm. £500-700

The Taj Mahal in Agra was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as a tomb for his favourite wife Mumtaz Mahal. It was completed in around 1643, and was made an UNESCO World Heritage site in 1983.

Please note, these types of miniatures are routinely painted on ivory and as such, may be subject to CITES legislation and possible export and trade restrictions.