A GOLD 'FLOWER' AND CARNELIAN HAIRPIN MING-QING DYNASTY (1368-1911) The elegant pin terminates in a flower head crowned by a carnelian 'pearl' enveloped by a delicately worked double row of overlapping filigree petals. 4 7/8 in. (12.5 cm.) long; weight 6.2 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, CK62. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 113.
A GOLD 'FLOWER' AND CARNELIAN HAIRPIN MING-QING DYNASTY (1368-1911) The elegant pin terminates in a flower head crowned by a carnelian 'pearl' enveloped by a delicately worked double row of overlapping filigree petals. 4 7/8 in. (12.5 cm.) long; weight 6.2 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, CK62. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 113.
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