Ten Kingfisher Feather Hairpins
Sale 1077 - Chinese and Himalayan Works of Art
Sep 23, 2022
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$700 -
900
Price Realized
$875
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Ten Kingfisher Feather Hairpins
19TH CENTURY
清晚期 點翠簪子十支
each straight pin terminating in an embellished finial worked with vibrant barbs, comprising six examples depicting a single flowerhead, of which four are mounted with glass to simulate various pistils, three animal form examples: one articulated gilt fish, one bird, and one butterfly, and one with a group of butterfly, mantis, and begonia.
each straight pin terminating in an embellished finial worked with vibrant barbs, comprising six examples depicting a single flowerhead, of which four are mounted with glass to simulate various pistils, three animal form examples: one articulated gilt fish, one bird, and one butterfly, and one with a group of butterfly, mantis, and begonia.
Length of longest 5 1/2 in., 14 cm.
Property from a Private Collector, Florida
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