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US$500-700
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A STRAITS CHINESE GILT-SILVER FILIGREE WEDDING NECKLACE AND A TURQUOISE PENDANT
Of typical form, the lobed triangular, rectangular and square filigree foliate panels joined by five rows of foliate chains suspending further matching leaf-shaped panels, terminating in a small fringe, backchain deficient, late 19th/early 20th century; together with a turquoise pendant, pierced and carved as three peaches enveloped by a gnarled leafy branch, 5 cm. high, accompanied by a wood stand and brocade box
Cf. a similar necklace illustrated by E. Chin, Gilding the Phoenix, p. 149. (2)
Of typical form, the lobed triangular, rectangular and square filigree foliate panels joined by five rows of foliate chains suspending further matching leaf-shaped panels, terminating in a small fringe, backchain deficient, late 19th/early 20th century; together with a turquoise pendant, pierced and carved as three peaches enveloped by a gnarled leafy branch, 5 cm. high, accompanied by a wood stand and brocade box
Cf. a similar necklace illustrated by E. Chin, Gilding the Phoenix, p. 149. (2)
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This lot has no reserve.