Antique Jade Donut Brooch Pin Lapel Banjo 22k

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Antique Jade Donut Brooch Pin Lapel Banjo 22k
Antique Jade Donut Brooch Pin Lapel Banjo 22k
Antique Jade Donut Brooch Pin Lapel Banjo 22k
Antique Jade Donut Brooch Pin Lapel Banjo 22k
Antique Jade Donut Brooch Pin Lapel Banjo 22k
Antique Jade Donut Brooch Pin Lapel Banjo 22k
Antique Jade Donut Brooch Pin Lapel Banjo 22k
Antique Jade Donut Brooch Pin Lapel Banjo 22k
Antique Jade Donut Brooch Pin Lapel Banjo 22k

Approx. USD1,169

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Description

Antique Chinese brooch or lapel pin set with a jadeite jade donut in 22k.

This is from the early 1900s, a rare find and probably custom made by a lover of the banjo (else?).

The banjo is not common to Chinese culture, but it is certainly not out of the imagination of affluent Straits Chinese types. The latter were anglophiles, or else suffused with Western culture. The idea of the banjo and its connotations were probably dandy for its owner. The Straits Chinese jewelry love reflected their exposure to Western studies and tastes, its beginnings with men first and then followed fervently by their women.

The jadeite is very fine quality, an old jade colour we don’t see much of in modern jade jewelry. The green is very bright, in or away from light,

The pin is fully hallmarked with Chinese characters and gold mark.

It measures 5cm long; the jade donut at 1.4cm diameter.

I imagine the pin looks peculiar on anything – that’s its beauty for a long time now.

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