Two Chinese Silver Parcel Gilt Nail Protectors, Late - May 16, 2017 | Dreweatts Donnington Priory In United Kingdom
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Two Chinese silver parcel gilt nail protectors, late
Two Chinese silver parcel gilt nail protectors, late
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Two Chinese silver parcel gilt nail protectors, late Qing Dynasty, each inlaid with seed pearl clusters, marker's marks, 10cm long (2) Court women in the Forbidden City grew extremely long fingernails, and wore embellished nail guards on the little fingers and ring fingers. Nail guards were popularized by Dowager Empress Cixi (1835- 1908) and the imperial collection at the Palace Museum, Beijing, holds gold, silver, copper, hawksbill, and jade examples. -1晚清 银嵌宝石指套一对
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Two Chinese silver parcel gilt nail protectors, late

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