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US$9,000-12,000
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A VERY RARE ANTIQUE CARVED BI-COLOURED TOURMALINE PENDANT
The yellow centre carved with a monkey, holding a seal in one hand and scratching its head in annoyance with the other, a bee hovering at its side, seated within a surrounding pink tourmaline cave, representing the rebus feng hou gua yin or the Marquis raises the seal, representing a wish for success, suspended from a cord knotted with a caltrop, an amber double gourd, a yellow tourmaline crystal, a jadeite double gourd and a coral bat
Carving 50.30 x 38.19 x 16.51 mm.
The yellow centre carved with a monkey, holding a seal in one hand and scratching its head in annoyance with the other, a bee hovering at its side, seated within a surrounding pink tourmaline cave, representing the rebus feng hou gua yin or the Marquis raises the seal, representing a wish for success, suspended from a cord knotted with a caltrop, an amber double gourd, a yellow tourmaline crystal, a jadeite double gourd and a coral bat
Carving 50.30 x 38.19 x 16.51 mm.