Asian Art I - 17th November 2015
Lot 53
EIGHT CHINESE GILT METAL AND KINGFISHER FEATHER HAIRPINS QING DYNASTY Each surmounted by an...
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £3400
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Description
EIGHT CHINESE GILT METAL AND KINGFISHER FEATHER HAIRPINS
QING DYNASTY
Each surmounted by an openwork design, three similarly formed as phoenix, a fourth phoenix with a chime pendant, others with a bat, a fish and ruyi designs, the last with a dragon's head and long foliate pendant, 29cm max. (8)
Provenance: a private collection, London.
Cf. Classics of the Forbidden City, Jewelry of the Empress and Imperial Concubines in the Collection of the Palace Museum, nos.101-105, for related examples.