Description
Jade jewelry of Empress Nam Phương, wife of Bảo Đại. Openwork translucent white jade circular plate, featuring a phoenix (female symbol of the Empress), between flowering branches, within a bamboo circle. Gold suspension chain, pendant in the form of an Annamite knot, adorned with four bangs of alternating mother-of-pearl and coral beads, suspended from four large coral beads. 56 mm, gross weight: 44.50 g Provenance: collection of S.A.I. le Prince Bảo Long, Binoche sale at Drouot, November 22, 1995, no. 15.
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Jade jewelry of Empress Nam Phương, wife of Bảo Đại. Openwork translucent white jade circular plate, featuring a phoenix (female symbol of the Empress), between flowering branches, within a bamboo circle. Gold suspension chain, pendant in the form of an Annamite knot, adorned with four bangs of alternating mother-of-pearl and coral beads, suspended from four large coral beads. 56 mm, gross weight: 44.50 g Provenance: collection of S.A.I. le Prince Bảo Long, Binoche sale at Drouot, November 22, 1995, no. 15.
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