Kingfisher Feather Headdress, China, 19th century, semi-circular form with a flat side, decorated with openwork cutout pieces in the shapes of phoenixes, flowers, dragons, and a variety of auspicious symbols, coated with conforming kingfisher feather cutouts jeweled with precious gemstones, pearls, metalworks, over a woven lining of silk bands and wires, with wood stand, approx. 8 x 11 in.
Estimate $2,000-3,000

in fragile condition with prevalent losses of kingfisher feathers, missing stone details, heavy surface dirt, deteriorating silk with loose threads and tears, broken and warped wires and metalworks, two broken pieces in a separate bag.


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