A COLLECTION OF CHINESE KINGFISHER FEATHER HAIR ORNAMENTS

QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD

Variously shaped as butterflies, blossoming flowers, a bird, an endless knot and a Chinese musical instrument pipa, some embellished with hardstones and simulated pearls, some spring-mounted, one with a paper label for Jehanne de Biolley, Oriental Art, London, 19cm max. (12)

Provenance: a private collection, London.