A Chinese kingfisher and gilt-metal headdress

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A Chinese kingfisher and gilt-metal headdress
with attached pearl and glass beads, decorated with two bird terminals above roundels and cartouches of characters surrounding a central lion-head, flanked by coiled dragons and above bands of flowering branches, butterflies and hanging ornaments, the back with attached floral panel -- 10.in (25.4cm) wide, fitted box.

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