Comprising a necklace, a bracelet, a pair of earrings and a jadeite plume holder: the necklace composed of seventy-four amber beads; and a pair of matching earrings and bracelet; the plumes comprising a thick bundle of feathers, to a jadeite plume holder of celadon tone, suffused with bright emerld green patches, mounted in metal, necklace and bracelet lengths approximately 910 and 180mm respectively. (4) Plume holder measuring approximately 15.10 - 15.35 x 63.46mm.
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AMBER JEWELLERY AND QING JADEITE PLUME HOLDER The colour of the amber beads resembles the land and harvest. On account of that, the Qing emperors would wear a golden yellow court robe and an amber ceremonial necklace to pray for plentiful harvest and peaceful stability. Plume holders are cylindrical tubes sewn atop the headwear of court officials to mount a peacock feather. As thick as a smoking pipe, a plume holder is 2 inches long. Made of jadeite, white jade, gemstone, enamel and porcelain, the accessory indicates the wearer’s official rank and is unique to the Qing regime. According to the imperial laws, only top-ranking civil officials were authorised to put on jadeite plume holders, making it a status symbols for flaunting one’s privileged status. This season, Tiancheng International offers a jadeite plume holder from Qing dynasty and an exquisite set of amber beads from an imperial cout necklace. Rich in historical and cultural value, this refined set is a sophisticated treasure of imperial style.