{"product_id":"ceylonese-katiri-mala-ruby-pin","title":"Ceylonese Katiri Mala Kondakoora Ruby Hair Pin","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCirca 1875, an impressive and very beautiful Ceylonese pink Ruby pin, (k\u003cspan\u003enown as \u003cem\u003eKondakoora\u003c\/em\u003e hairpins), \u003c\/span\u003efashioned in Gilded Silver and set with gorgeous fuschia pink native cut Rubies. An unusual find, and one which took us a while to place we were curious to trace its origins and we found our guide in Michael Backman a specialist in Asian antiquities and quote here from his website which shows \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.michaelbackmanltd.com\/object\/matara-diamond-brooch-with-gold-silver-mounts\/\"\u003esimilar items...\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'Ceylonese silversmiths and other craftsmen produced items with Dutch influence during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries...'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHand crafted and set throughout with hand faceted Rubies in a flowered \u003cem\u003eKatiri Mala\u003c\/em\u003e arrangement of Golded Silver. The gemstones would have been indigenous to the island and this piece is a wonderful find of its type. It measures 9cm lengthwise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_3b8oP fggS- cell\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"_2RbVQ\" data-hook=\"description-wrapper\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_3nbVj\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-hook=\"content-wrapper\" class=\"_3cRjW\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.michaelbackmanltd.com\/archived_objects\/sri-lankan-antique-brooch\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.michaelbackmanltd.com\/archived_objects\/sri-lankan-antique-brooch\/\"\u003eRead further from Michael Backman, an expert on the subject of Asian antiques here... \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ethnicjewelsmagazine.co.uk\/articles\/sri-lanka\/\"\u003eAnd here...\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Fetheray","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47469876314409,"sku":"#AP323","price":495.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/4559\/files\/ap323-antique-ceylonese-katiri-mala-kondakoora-ruby-hair-pin-02.jpg?v=1757961535","url":"https:\/\/www.fetheray.mom\/products\/ceylonese-katiri-mala-ruby-pin","provider":"Fetheray","version":"1.0","type":"link"}