R14,000
A CHINESE KINGFISHER FEATHER "BAMBOO AND PRUNUS" HAIRPIN, "TIAN-TSUI", QING DYNASTY, 1644 - 1912
Shaped as a jardinière issuing prunus blossoms around a tall shoot of bamboo, the gilt-metal body applied with kingfisher feathers, some flowers decorated with rose quartz, tourmaline, jadeite and glass beads, tarnishing, feather loss, one cabochon lacking, stones untested
17cm long
PROVENANCE
Gallerie de Chine, The Mara Gesundheit Collection, thence by descent
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