Asian Art I - 17th November 2015
Lot 46
A SMALL COLLECTION OF CHINESE GILT METAL AND KINGFISHER FEATHER HAIRPINS AND EARPICK HAIRPINS...
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £2000
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Description
A SMALL COLLECTION OF CHINESE GILT METAL AND KINGFISHER FEATHER HAIRPINS AND EARPICK HAIRPINS
QING DYNASTY
Variously decorated with flower, animal and bird designs, one pair depicting Moor fish, another earpick hairpin modelled as a dragon surmounted by a phoenix, four hairpins depicting phoenix, their outstretched wings and heads depicted in jadeite, 25cm max. (18)
Provenance: a private collection, London.