Category Archives: Chinese Jewelry

We have featured a number of these necklaces on the blog over the years … there is something very special and compelling about them. One can only imagine the history that they have witnessed …the stories that they could tell! [ click on images to enlarge .... photos by: RP (Bob) Birt ] Lately, there [...]

Our Best Chinese Silver Dragon Bracelet! Over the years we have owned many silver dragon bracelets and I always believed that the large repoussé silver dragon (10-05-11) was the most dramatic… over the years we have acquired three of them and seen 4-5 others. [ click on images to enlarge .... photos by: RP (Bob) [...]

Our blogs have always used two terms to describe Chinese enamels: cloisonné and Canton enamel …but there is a third type of Chinese Enamel … [ click on images to enlarge .... photos by: RP (Bob) Birt ] The French call it "Ronde-bosse" and have used the technique since the 14th century. These are three [...]

Another interesting design by #23 …These two bracelets were also made by the same designer as the pieces in my last blog. Again the construction of the bracelets is very different. [ click on images to enlarge .... photos by: RP (Bob) Birt ] High grade silver (tests 900) and carved teak …with a clasp [...]

This is another one of a kind example…a large bracelet featuring Immortal Woman He or He Xiangu (Named Hé Qióng (何瓊 Hé Qióng),  (何仙姑 Hé Xiān Gū in pinyin) …the only female of the 8 Immortals… depicted on 3 panels of silver vermeil. [click on images to enlarge .... photos by: RP (Bob) Birt] The [...]

This is a wonderful example of detailed workmanship and elegant design… the granulation is perhaps the tiniest I have ever seen… creating a motif of hanging fruit with leaves…     [ click on images to enlarge .... photos by: RP (Bob) Birt ] It is likely early 19th century, although the mark is no longer [...]

I receive a lot of compliments about the photography for the the site… Bob, probably best known on the internet  as “TechnoGeezer”,  has reorganized his photo site … If you enjoy his photos on PrivateCollection, you might want to visit his gallery…

This magnifying glass was just too beautiful to resist… the silver work… repoussé leaves and flowers set with six 19th century jade buttons – on each side. [ click on images to enlarge .... photos by: RP (Bob) Birt ] The handle uses a piece of carved jade that probably was a hair pin originally [...]