A silver necklace with a qilin amulet. 19th century - image-1
A silver necklace with a qilin amulet. 19th century - image-2
A silver necklace with a qilin amulet. 19th century - image-1A silver necklace with a qilin amulet. 19th century - image-2

Lot 95 Dα

A silver necklace with a qilin amulet. 19th century

Auction 1235 - overview Cologne
08.12.2023, 11:30 - India/Southeast Asia, Tibet/Nepal, China, Korea and Japan
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €

A silver necklace with a qilin amulet. 19th century

Hanging from a chain the amulet displays a boy with a lotus flower riding a qilin, hanging from it two silver filigree mounted bud shaped carnelians and two turquoise stones mounted in silver with translucent enamel.
Dimensions of the amulet 7.5 x 8 cm

十九世紀
銀製麒麟送子鎖

Literature

Margaret Duda, Four Centuries of Silver. Personal Adornment in the Qing Dynasty and After, Singapore 2002, p. 57-65