BOUCLE D'OREILLE D'OFFICIEL EN OR, PERLE ET TURQUOISES TIBET, XIXE SIÈCLEBOUCLE D'OREILLE D'OFFICIEL EN OR, PERLE ET TURQUOISESTIBET, XIXE SIÈCLE With original wooden box.Himalayan Art Resources item no. 205430 Earring: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.) long敬請注意，本拍品不設底價A GOLD, PEARL, AND TURQUOISE OFFICIAL'S EARRING TIBET, 19TH CENTURY西藏 十九世紀 金、珍珠及綠松石耳飾Earrings of this kind were worn singularly in the left ear by lay government officials for ceremonial and day-to-day activities. A closely related example, also preserved with its original box, was sold at Bonhams, New York, 13 March 2017, lot 3007. Other similar examples were sold at Bonhams, New York, 14 September 2015, lot 56; and Sotheby's, New York, 22 September 2000, lot 20. See also the earring acquired by Captain C.W. Mainprise, who served with a medical unit during Younghusband's mission to Tibet, 1903-04, offered by Christie's, New York, 20 September 2000, lot 145 (part).