A Chinese gilt filigree headdress

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A Chinese gilt filigree headdress
inlaid with kingfisher feather and simulated pearls, modelled as phoenix in flight and dragons clutching flaming pearls among cloud scrolls, the front with a panel of flower heads and ruyi motifs -- 4½in. (11.5cms) high, (old wear, areas of kingfisher feather missing), 19th century.
See Illustration.

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