Victorian Colonial Indian Koftgari Cross Antique Pendant Sten & Karl Laine now purely beautiful

now purely beautiful

and quite possibly

2 mm wide and 21

just like this beautiful locket

Admittedly

Victorian Colonial Indian Koftgari Cross Antique Pendant Sten & Karl Laine now purely beautifulCan you picture it? Some early Victorian on his travels goes to Colonial India and on his travels he finds this stunning cross, hes intrigued with it, finds out that the work is call koftgari, that its an art form where steel is intricately engraved and then gold wire hammered into the engraved grooves, the resultant decoration is akin to rambling ferns. Our traveler is intrigued and purchases this cross to take home as a gift or souvenir, it has no