Dublin auction offers single-owner collection of Chinese jewels made using bright blue feathers
The bright blue iridescent feathers of the kingfisher have been used to decorate objects and jewellery and items of personal adornment for over 2000 years in China, where the birds are also known as jade or jadeite birds.
This style of Chinese art, known as Tian-Tsui, involves cutting and glueing the feathers onto thei…