Lot Essay
Set with a small screw at the bird's feet, this pendant was likely mounted originally on a ring or staff of office.
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AN ANTIQUE RUBY, DIAMOND, EMERALD AND PEARL BIRD ORNAMENT
Designed as a bird set with variously-shaped cabochon rubies and emeralds, variously-shaped table-cut diamonds, seed pearls, gold on a lac core, 1 3/8 ins., 19th century
Designed as a bird set with variously-shaped cabochon rubies and emeralds, variously-shaped table-cut diamonds, seed pearls, gold on a lac core, 1 3/8 ins., 19th century
Literature
Jaffer 2013, pp. 191-92, no. 66
Exhibited
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 2014, p. 52
The Miho Museum, Koka 2016, p. 116, no. 84
Grand Palais, Paris 2017, p. 183, no. 139
The Doge’s Palace, Venice 2017, p. 209, no. 142
The Palace Museum, Beijing 2018, p. 233, no. 146
The Miho Museum, Koka 2016, p. 116, no. 84
Grand Palais, Paris 2017, p. 183, no. 139
The Doge’s Palace, Venice 2017, p. 209, no. 142
The Palace Museum, Beijing 2018, p. 233, no. 146
Special Notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
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