清晚期 點翠簪子十支 each straight pin terminating in an embellished finial worked with vibrant barbs, comprising six examples depicting a single flowerhead, of which four are mounted with glass to simulate various pistils, three animal form examples: one articulated gilt fish, one bird, and one butterfly, and one with a group of butterfly, mantis, and begonia.
Length of longest 5 1/2 in., 14 cm.
Property from a Private Collector, Florida
Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.
