A CHINESE POLYCHROME ENAMELLED SILVER BUCKLE WITH RED CORAL BEADS
Qing China, 19th century

Made of two separate sections joined at the back, of elongated cusped shape, with a central tiered and overimposed floral medallion with scalloped edges, the silver plaques enamelled in cobalt blue, turquoise and ochre yellow, in the middle a circular high-collet silver bezel set with a faceted red coral bead, flanked by two tiered silver plaques, also enamelled in cobalt blue and turquoise, the shape reminiscent of stylised Chinese butterflies, also set with red coral beads, the reverse stamped twice with the Chinese silver maker's mark, Shuang Kui Ji (双癸记).

3.5cm x 8cm

68gr.

For a similar specimen: Pierre Bergé, Collection Annie Jernander-De Vriese, Bijoux Ethnographiques, 2008, p. 218 - 19.