Five Pairs of Kingfisher Feather and Enamel Embellished Hairpins
Five Pairs of Kingfisher Feather and Enamel Embellished Hairpins
19TH CENTURY
清晚期 點翠簪子五對
comprising four pairs utilizing vibrant feather barbs, one floriform inset with mirrors and surrounded by bats and coin motifs, one pair with butterflies meeting about chased fruits, one bat-form pair embellished with a single amber bead, and one petite pair, each with a single butterfly shown in profile with spring antennae; and one turquoise enamel pair showing various bugs feeding from gilt proboscises emerging from an agate bead.
Length of longest 7 1/4 in., 18.4 cm.
Property from a Private Collector, Florida Asian Art
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Five Pairs of Kingfisher Feather and Enamel Embellished Hairpins
19TH CENTURY
清晚期 點翠簪子五對
comprising four pairs utilizing vibrant feather barbs, one floriform inset with mirrors and surrounded by bats and coin motifs, one pair with butterflies meeting about chased fruits, one bat-form pair embellished with a single amber bead, and one petite pair, each with a single butterfly shown in profile with spring antennae; and one turquoise enamel pair showing various bugs feeding from gilt proboscises emerging from an agate bead.
Length of longest 7 1/4 in., 18.4 cm.
Property from a Private Collector, Florida Asian Art
