Asian Art I - 21st May 2014
Lot 45
A pair of Chinese Imperial gilt metal bangles 19th century
Estimate £1,500 - £2,500 | Hammer £2200
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Description
A pair of Chinese Imperial gilt metal bangles 19th century, each reticulated and formed as interwoven twisted threads, another pair of gilt metal bangles decorated with geometric designs and stamped with maker's marks, and a pair of gilt metal perfumiere finials or holders, reticulated with butterflies and fruiting foliage, 10.8cm max. (6)
Provenance: from the collection of Luís Esteves Fernandes (1897-1988).
Cf. Jewelry of the Empress and Imperial Concubines in the Collection of The Palace Museum, Classics of the Forbidden City, p.184, no.166, for a related pair of reticulated bangles.