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US$2,600-4,000
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AN UNUSUAL WOODEN BEAD, CORAL, AMETHYST, NEPHRITE, AMBER AND TOURMALINE ROSARY
Of one hundred and eight wooden beads spaced with three coral beads, suspending tassels terminating in an amber seal, a nephrite lotus pod, an amethyst grapes pendant, a pair of nephrite felines, a piece of amber, a nephrite feline, an amethyst squirrel feeding on a grape and two horses, to a coral fodouda, a mila ruyihead and a drop-shaped tourmaline terminal, all Qing dynasty, together with a black and red Fujian lacquer box, circa 1930
Overall length 148.0 cm.
Of one hundred and eight wooden beads spaced with three coral beads, suspending tassels terminating in an amber seal, a nephrite lotus pod, an amethyst grapes pendant, a pair of nephrite felines, a piece of amber, a nephrite feline, an amethyst squirrel feeding on a grape and two horses, to a coral fodouda, a mila ruyihead and a drop-shaped tourmaline terminal, all Qing dynasty, together with a black and red Fujian lacquer box, circa 1930
Overall length 148.0 cm.