A varied collection of jewellery, hat finials, jade carvings and padlocksLate Qing DynastyIncluding: four hardstone set rings and three pairs of earrings; four hat finials, one with a white jade attachment; a kingfisher feather inlaid hair ornament; a small group of jade carvings including a pair of green jade earrings, a belt hook and a spinach green seal paste box and cover; sixteen padlocks and keys.The largest padlock: 18.5cm (7 1/4in) wide (Over 50).注脚Hat finials, 冠頂 guanding, were worn atop the felt hats of Manchu officials and, like most garments and ornaments in China, the colour and gemstone designated rank. From 1727, the Yongzheng Emperor introduced a system of opaque and transparent colours further dividing the ranks, and from 1730 glass started to replace precious stones. The present lot includes a transparent blue glass knob designating a third-rank official, an opaque blue glass knob for a fourth-rank official and a clear transparent glass knob for a fifth-rank official.