A RETICULATED GOLD 'ACHEH STYLE' BUCKLE AND PANEL BELT

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A RETICULATED GOLD 'ACHEH STYLE' BUCKLE AND PANEL BELT

The lobed quatrefoil buckle pierced and finely engraved depicting a peacock perched amidst foliate and sprays of peonies, each of the twenty-five belt panels similarly decorated, with Chinese 22K gold hallmark, jiu cheng jing, and shopmark Sheng feng, and Wan ji, circa 1930, buckle 6.3 cm. wide; belt 72.3 cm. long, gross weight 215 grams

Lot Essay

Cf. a similar belt sold in these Rooms, 27 March 1994, lot 226 and illustrated in E. Chin, Gilding the Phoenix, p. 179.

US$4,200-7,000

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