A PAIR OF GOLD HAIRPINS WITH PHOENIX HEADS

Estimated Value:

1.000 € - 1.500 €

Result:

1.424 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

China, Ming dynasty
L. 15 cm, 26 g
Solid gold, engraved and hallmarked. 26 g.
From an important German private collection, assembled between the 1980s and 1999 - Cp.: Phoenix hairpins (fengchai) of similar profile orientation are known since the Song Dynasty: Adornment for Eternity : Status and Rank in Chinese Ornament," Julia M. White, Emma C. Bunker, Denver Art Museum, 1994, p. 180, no. 92. A pair of gold hairpins with phoenix heads, dated to the Song Dynasty: "Chinese Gold & Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection," Bo Gyllensvärd, Stockholm, 1953, pp. 116-117, no. 56. - Partly minor traces of use and wear

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