A white sapphire-set armband (bazuband) North India, 18th/ 19th CenturyA white sapphire-set armband (bazuband) North India, 18th/ 19th Centuryconverted to a necklace, in the form of a flower head, set with white sapphires in an open framework, the reverse with polychrome enamelled decoration comprising a bird and floral motifs, hinged gold elements to each side 4.8 cm. wide excluding hinged elements; 32 g.Provenance Acquired from Spink & Son, May 1991.Private UK collection.