NINE CHINESE KINGFISHER FEATHER HAIRPINS

£2,000 - £3,000

NINE CHINESE KINGFISHER FEATHER HAIRPINS
QING DYNASTY

Including: a pair of filigree dragonflies, a pair of filigree three-legged toads, a pair of butterflies, a lion dog, a dragon and another butterfly, all set with coloured beads, 19cm. (9)

Provenance: formerly the collection of the Viceroy of Min-Zhe, who served in the Qing government from 1898-1903.