Antique Tian-tsui Feather Inlay Fish Earrings bombé rings 2mm corner to corner

2mm corner to corner

or "I rise again with valour"

Complete with original winding key

He counted the likes of Frank Sinatra

Antique Tian-tsui Feather Inlay Fish Earrings bombé rings 2mm corner to cornerDATE: Edwardian, c. 1910 Remarkable antique earrings formed as Koi carp with striking iridescent blue kingfisher feathers. The technique, known as tian tsui (literally "dotting with kingfishers"), has featured in Chinese art for at least 2000 years and involves painstakingly cutting out sections of feather to be glued onto gilt silver. The effect is similar to cloisonn, but the feathers produce an electrifying and intense colour that's impossible to