This is a necklace composed of large spherical wood beads supporting an antique Chinese kingfisher feather ornament also mounted on wood; a necklace composed from antique Chinese wood prayer beads The technique and the beautiful blue fluorescent feathers were highly prized and sought after in 19th century China. The beading work is done in San Francisco. Kingfishers are tiny birds and it takes a lot of skill to use their feathers in this manner. The technique, called tian-tsui, means "dotting with kingfishers" and involves adhering the feathers onto metal. This technique disappeared ...

   Stunning Antique 30's hand painted feather fan with gold painted sticks. A work of art, would look great hung up on the wall. This item is in the category "Antiques\Other Antiques". The seller is "47belleboutique" and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, ...