Commissioned by Maharaja Khanderao Gaekwad in 1865 , this Pearl Canopy was actually a part of a five piece set. Originally, supposed to be sent to Medina as an offering to the Prophet’s Tomb, the Set remained in Baroda’s treasury after the Maharaja passed away. The Canopy : Composed of approximately 950,000 precious ‘Basra pearls’, emeralds, sapphires, rubies and colored…
