13 HAIRPINS WITH KINGFISHER FEATHERS AND OF TORTOISE SHELL

Estimated Value:

1.200 € - 1.800 €

Result:

1.554 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

China, Qing-Dynastie
L. 6- 14,5 cm
Ten hairpins silver, gilded and with kingfisher feathers, two pairs set with coral, glass and pearls, partly movable. One pair and a single hairpin made of dark tortoiseshell with light colored spots.
From an important German private collection, assembled between the 1980s and 1999
Hair ornaments with kingfisher feathers: "Four Centuries of Silver : Personal Adornment in the Qing Dynasty and After," Margaret Duda, Singapore, 2002, p. 126, figs. 15-18; hairpins with kingfisher feathers and stones: "Treasures of Imperial Court: The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum." Qixian Xu, Hong Kong, 2004, pp. 140-141, nos. 131-132

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