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    Posted 5 years ago

    JodyLee
    (65 items)

    Chinese Item
    The item is marked Silver and tested Sterling silver.
    I purchase this from an estate of an Ambassador where there were many great items.
    The item has what appears to be ears in the center with Dragon figures on both sides
    The height is 3 ½ inches, width is 2 ½ inches
    I have no information on this item
    Can someone please help me find more information on this item
    Thank you for your time and consideration

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    1. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 5 years ago
      cricket cage?
    2. truthordare truthordare, 5 years ago
      I have dealt with this sort of filigree and wire, sometimes with enamel decorative piece. Usually silver with a gold finish, the silver is pliable and often with time packing and shipping, the proper placement of the added elements such as the dragons are no longer in the right position.

      I can see a lot of the small protuberance like the flames and the dragon horns have been pressed back. As far as what was it, seems it may have been an ornate cap or hat for a figurine. Now, I have not seen this before in a filigree metal form, but Chinese hats with sides that have applied elevated right and left peaks or wings is not unusual for one of the 8 immortals.

      https://a.1stdibscdn.com/asian-antique-porcelain-and-gold-leaf-immortal-statue-for-sale-picture-8/11402451/f_124516131540398187206/IMG_1539617602068_master.JPG

      Of course I could be wrong, but that is my sense of this very interesting piece. Thanks for posting.

    3. apostata apostata, 3 years ago
      well this was a good idea of TOD but the comparison is wrong there is no guan or Jin headware in this shape and it is not becoming from the ZE period lets say before middle ages
    4. apostata apostata, 3 years ago
      i think the compirason is a sort of dignitary precurser of the Wu Sha
    5. JodyLee, 3 years ago
      apostata thanks so much. This is a very rare item. I see that some of these were dug from the graves of the deceased Emperors Tombs.
    6. apostata apostata, 3 years ago
      i miss the skill for this, you are time period limited by means of the sterling and there is oneven alloy corrosion not known bij my
      and when it ought to be imperial headgear it is short of dragons i think

      for me there was no reason to run this for Huang (emporers) till late guangxu , because i think it, is not related to this , so this has to go to asian art forum, they got the skills i havent ,
    7. apostata apostata, 3 years ago
      addendum TOD,s idea was a good idea but her comparison is not sound i think her picture is an sort of Jin form without wings what later became the common and and hyped Wu Sha type of headwear
    8. JodyLee, 3 years ago
      The gold Yi Shan Guan all with gold wire braided gold crown production using Qiasi (??), Leisi (??), Masi (??), welding and other processes, is the highest level of the Ming Dynasty gold and silver production process masterpiece, is also the only surviving imperial gold crown in China so far.
    9. apostata apostata, 3 years ago
      ok but that,s a whole different ballgame , just run the marks , then you can limit the spread of the emission
    10. apostata apostata, 3 years ago
      ok relax i gonna elaborate , you are relating to mu zong period 1566-1572, there are worldwide 7 artifacts mu zong period and they don,t have an sterlingmark , for obvious reasons if you run all silver marks none are related to muzong period , i believe but i am not sure started mid qianlong period

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