Lot 112

OFFICIAL'S HAT AND GROUP OF EIGHT GLASS AND GILT BRONZE HAT FINIALS
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 3 November 2023 from 09:00 GMT
£1,638
Description
清 頂戴 及 各式料器帶金屬冠頂(共九件)
comprising: two translucent blue glasses, one translucent, one pearl-white, one gilt, one pink, one translucent ruby-red (split into two), and one blue surmounted on a black hat with upturned rim and red tassels, of which five gilt bronze supports with inscriptions on bases
Dimensions
largest bead: 3.2cm wide; hat: 26cm wide
Provenance
Provenance: Private Scottish collection; Acquired by family members traveling in China in the late 19th to early 20th century, thence by descent.
