Three antique Chinese silver hair ornaments, two with flowerhead shaped tops inset with agate cabochons, the other with fish design top and glass beads
A Chinese white jade hair pin, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), carved from white jade with fine russet streaks with an openwork finial depicting a bird perched on a branch eating a fruit, with a five-petalled flower above. 13 cm long, the top 2 cm diameter.…
Three Chinese jade hair pins, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), comprising one larger hair pin of white jade with a flat body, carved with a 'Fu' character and ruyi to the finial, and two smaller pins each with phoenixes carved to the finial, one of white and the…
A Chinese celadon jade hair pin, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), carved from celadon-coloured jade with a long tapering cylindrical body and a magnolia flower finial. 16 cm long, the head 2 cm diameter. Provenance: property from the collection of the late Sarah…
A Chinese Pale-Celadon jade hair pin, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), the long and wide pin carved with a rounded point and a scroll-shaped end, the jade of even translucent colour. 29.5 cm long, 3 cm wide
Three Chinese pale celadon jade hair pins; Qing Dynasty (1644-1912); comprising two hair pins in the form of ruyi sceptres, and one with a scroll end. The scroll end hair pin 12 cm long, 1.25 cm wide
A white jade hairpin with Zigang mark, Qing Dynasty, 18th century carved in low relief with a writhing chilong with finely incised hair, two-character 'Zi Gang' mark on the back, the stone of even white colour, 13 cm long. Provenance: mark Walberg fine…
A white jade hairpin, late 19th/20th century, the long tapering shaft surmounted by a bird perched on a flowering prunus branch in pierced relief, inscribed fitted wood box, 14 cm long
A Chinese white jade hairpin, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), of simple unadorned design, with a slightly off-centre finial, carved from fine white jade, 10.5 cm long. Provenance: collection of Law Ming Shek (1899-1940), Hong Kong, and thence by descent, Law…
A collection of four Chinese celadon white jade hair ornaments Ming Dynasty-Qing Dynasty, 16th-19th century / the longest: 16 cm. Provenance: a private collection of Chinese jades from London, UK and Sydney, Australia
A Chinese kingfisher feather hair ornament, late Qing -Republic period, early 20th century the round ornament is decorated with a bat flying amongst peonies - 20 7.5 cm long, 5 cm wide
Three silver repousse hairpins, Qing dynasty 17.6 cm long, 18.0 cm long, and 22.9 cm long (3). During the Qing dynasty, the Manchu and Han ethnic groups each had their own style of costume, including headdress designs and decorative ornaments. The flat…
A group of six silver hairpins, Qing dynasty Varying sizes from 8.4 cm to 28.5 cm long (6). For reference on the long and flat hairpin, see notes of lot 25.
Four pale celadon jade and silver hairpins and a plaque, Qing dynasty with box, the hairpins from 10.6 cm to 21.0 cm long, and the plaque 7.1 cm long (5). The three longer pins with a small spoon at the tip were initially intended as ear cleaners, and…
One gold filigree and hardstone hair ornament along with three pairs of gold earrings, Ming and Qing dynasty the hair ornament 6.5 cm wide, the earrings from 2.0 cm to 3.0 cm long (7). The two pairs of earrings with hooks typically dating from the late…
A group of four gold filigree hair ornaments, Ming dynasty the inlaid ornaments 3.7 cm and 6.5 cm long, the phoenix ornaments approx. 2.1 cm long each, (4). The two gold examples inlaid with precious stones are the decorative top of a type of hairpins…
A group of 19 gold and silver hairpins, Ming to Qing dynasty varying sizes from 7.7 cm to 17.5 cm long (19). The group of four pointy-legged hairpins with small decorative tops are called huatou zan, or the flower-head hairpin. They were popular during…
A Chinese pale celadon jade hairpin, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), the long hairpin of even hued pale celadon jade with pierced and carved decoration of scrolling foliage to the tip. Provenance: The Gwenneth Haines collection. 17.5 cm long
Three Chinese jade and stone embellished kingfisher feather hair ornaments, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 18th/19th century, the gilt metal ornaments with kingfisher feather decoration, two surrounding apple green flecked white jadeite plaques of Budai, the…
Chinese silver bracelet and metal hair ornament, bracelet with characters for peace, health, longevity, luck and fortune, length 18 cm, wt. 38.71g, and hair piece with enamel and paste, missing pin.
A Chinese apple green jadeite and silver hair pin, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century, the apple green jadeite carved as a pierced plaque with scrolling foliate decoration, mounted on a hinged silver double pin., the jade plaque 3.5 cm long, 2 cm wide…
Four 19th century Chinese Kingfisher feather jewelled hair pins, one with silver double long pins bearing Chinese character marks, some losses. The longest 17.5 cm.
A collection of thirty Chinese hairpins, late Qing dynasty, late 19th-early 20th century, in silver, gilt, coral and semi precious stone and kingfisher feathers
Antique Chinese silver Malayan hairpin an example of Chinese silversmith work circa 1875 called in Malay - Penyangkut Buah Hara. Provenance: Tampin, Negri Sembilan 1974 (tested as silver)
Fourteen hair pins and ornaments inlayed with Kingfisher feather, Qing dynasty. Various sizes from 2 cm to 10 cm long (14). Provenance: NSW Private Collection
Three jade carvings, 19th/20th century comprising a jade vase verticaly ribbed, the pale whitish stone with brown and russet suffusions; a jadeite box and cover carved with a shou medallion, the pale stone with bright green and russet suffusions, wood…
A group of twelve Chinese silver hair ornaments and others, a selection of finely embossed and patterned silver and gilt washed hair adornments with mostly floral motifs, two small hanging bat beads, and three pierced and embossed ornaments, some with…
Two Chinese brass hairpins, late Qing dynasty, inset with kingfisher feathers; one with a bird, the other also set with pearls and semi- precious stones. 13 cm and 6.8 cm long
A collection of hair ornaments Qing Dynasty, 19th century comprising five of gilt-metal and kingfisher feather, including a pair and another of floral form and a pair of butterfly form with coral beads, and a jadeite hair ornament of curved elongated form…
A pair of Chinese light green jade hair pins in the form of ceremonial sceptres, beautifully carved and pierced with reishi fungus. Length of each 16.5 cm