A Kingfisher Feather Art Hair Pin - Qing

Chinese: Jewelry: Kingfisher Pre 1900: item #1078105
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This is a quite lovely Chinese kingfisher hair pin, late Qing, 19th century – 2 Ό” wide by 7/8” high by 1/8” –deep – the pin is 2 3/8” long. It is in excellent condition with no losses. We date it to 19th century, Qing dynasty.

For 2,000 years, the Chinese have been using the iridescent blue feathers of kingfisher birds as an inlay for fine... Click for details

Chinese Silver Hairpin with Kingfisher Feather, 19th C.

Chinese: Jewelry: Kingfisher Pre 1900: item #1068153
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Made of partially gilt silver decorated with kingfisher feather, pearls, a red glass and tiny coral beads. With hallmark. Condition: few loss to feathers, some missing pearls and beads. Dimension: total length: 17 cm, weight: 22 g.

Chinese Silver Hair Pin with Kingfisher Feather, 19th C

Chinese: Jewelry: Kingfisher Pre 1900: item #1068151
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Made of partially gilt silver, decorated with kingfisher feather, a red glass bead and pearls. With hallmark. Condition: loss to feathers, one eye of dragon and another inlay missing. Dimension: 19 cm long, weight: 16 g.

Splendid Chinese Hair Pin with Kingfisher Feather, Qing

Chinese: Jewelry: Kingfisher Pre 1900: item #1064274
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Elaborate large head ornament featuring pumpkins, a butterfly and a cicada moth. Made of metal and cardboard covered with two shades of kingfisher feathers and red and green enamel. Condition: few losses of feathers. Dimension: 18 cm wide, 17 cm high.

Qing Dynasty Kingfisher Tiara

Chinese: Jewelry: Kingfisher Pre 1900: item #1058443

A gilt brass tiara, decorated with kingfisher feathers, cornelian beads and 3 ivory heads. China, late Qing, 19th century. Dimensions: 18x5 cm. Condition: the feathers heavily worn.

Chinese gilt silver kingfisher feather dragon earrings

Chinese: Jewelry: Kingfisher Pre 1950: item #894284

Dragon earrings; gold-plated silver with kingfisher feathers; marked; measurements 11,5 / 1,5 cm. The half circle measures 4,5 cm. Weight: 38 grams

Kingfisher Feather and Coral 19th Century Flower Pin

Chinese: Jewelry: Kingfisher Pre 1900: item #847943
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Iridescent blue kingfisher bird feathers were used to create the five petals of this 19th century Chinese pin that was most likely used as a hair ornament. Feathers from the tiny kingfisher bird decorated items used by the ladies of Chinese imperial courts for many centuries. Jewelry and other articles covered with the feathers were found in Tang Dynasty tombs. In the 18th century, the fashion developed for very large, intricate feather headpieces, and these can be seen worn by empresses and the... Click for details

Kingfisher Feather Hair Ornament

Chinese: Jewelry: Kingfisher Pre 1900: item #330357
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19th century Chinese jewelry made from bird feathers, an unusual concept in itself, is made even more unusual by the design subject of this piece. A man in a blue feather robe, perhaps a palace guard, stands in front of a pagoda created of feathers. His painted face is carved from a small oval white stone, and the figure stands about 1/4th inch out in front of the pagoda, creating a three dimensional scene. The bright blue feathers from a tiny kingfisher bird are affixed to a metal backing. King... Click for details