Very Essence of 'Exquisite'

This, to me, portrays the very essence of the word 'exquisite'—both the design and the rendering. Created by Joesph Chaumet for Maharaja Tukoji Rao Holkar III of Indore in 1911, it is a design for a shoulder ornament — platinum set with diamonds and emeralds.

The rendering is watercolor and gouache on paper