A Chinese court hat

19th century

Hat is decorated throughout with kingfisher feather applique backgrounds and accentuated by carved floral and hanging details in tourmaline, citrine, jade, jadeite, pearl, and coral.

H: 9 1/2, W: 10 3/4, D: 8 3/4 in. (H: 24.13, W: 27.31, D: 22.23 cm. (approximately))

Provenance: Private estate, Rancho Mirage, California. The late collector owned an antique business in San Francisco. His primary interest was Asian antiquities. Lot 736 to 743 are from the same collector.

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With loose appliques, also with loss and chipping to precious stones and feathers.