Lot 32. A kingfisher, pearl and ruby-inset headdress, 19th century; 32cm (12 1/2in) wide. Sold for HK$ 202,500 (€ 21,522). © Bonhams.

The domed gilt-metal frame elaborately applied with sprig-mounted motifs including a pair of phoenixes and dragons, butterflies and flowers, around a central pearl boss, set in a radiating border above a jade pagoda fixed on a shaped filigree cloud, the front applied with eight small phoenixes suspending beaded tassels, the back of the headdress flanked by flowers within ruyi-cloud borders, all embellished with kingfisher feather and inset with semi-precious stones, box.

Bonhams. Fine Chinese Art. Introducing Beauty and Beyond: Women in Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 27 May 2021.