Lot Essay
US$32,000-38,000
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AN ATTRACTIVE JADEITE AND DIAMOND PHOENIX BROOCH
The bird designed with carved jadeite wings and tail of mottled darker and paler green tone to the line of marquise-cut diamond body, to a carved jadeite neck and head, the beak suspending a line of marquise-cut diamonds with jadeite bead drop, Qing dynasty
Overall length 77.5 mm
The bird designed with carved jadeite wings and tail of mottled darker and paler green tone to the line of marquise-cut diamond body, to a carved jadeite neck and head, the beak suspending a line of marquise-cut diamonds with jadeite bead drop, Qing dynasty
Overall length 77.5 mm
Literature
These plaques were sewn with pearls into elaborate hair oraments worn by Manchu noble ladies. Emperor Puyi's wife, Wang Rong, is seen on pp. wearing a similar hairpin made from jadeite phoenix plaques