THREE TURQUOISE-INLAID GOLD ORNAMENTS TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907) The group of ornaments is comprised of a pair of crescent-shaped comb tops, each formed from gold sheet and decorated with a central flower flanked by a pair of birds in flight, all formed by cloisons , some with turquoise inlays; and a gold rosette similarly decorated with turquoise and glass inlays. Comb tops 3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) long; weight 3.6 g each; leather box Rosette 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) diam.; weight 1.3 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, nos. 37 and no. 38. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 85.
THREE TURQUOISE-INLAID GOLD ORNAMENTS TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907) The group of ornaments is comprised of a pair of crescent-shaped comb tops, each formed from gold sheet and decorated with a central flower flanked by a pair of birds in flight, all formed by cloisons , some with turquoise inlays; and a gold rosette similarly decorated with turquoise and glass inlays. Comb tops 3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) long; weight 3.6 g each; leather box Rosette 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) diam.; weight 1.3 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, nos. 37 and no. 38. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 85.
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