A GOLD AND GEMSTONE SET TIGER CLAW PENDANT India, 19th century. The pendant composed of a gold mount with inlaid gemstones and a tiger claw. Condition: Good condition with minor surface wear, natural cracks to the claw and two missing gemstones. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Weight: 5.8 g Dimensions: 2.8 x 3 cm