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US$20,000 - 25,000
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A RARE JADEITE, CORAL AND GOLD WRAPPED COPPER BEAD NECKLACE
The set of four fo tou or buddha's head beads from a court necklace, reticulated with a design of four bats surrounding a coin, of good translucency and a brilliant green tone with flecks of paler and darker tones, strung between Indian gold wrapped copper and smaller coral beads, to the S-hook clasp, the jadeite beads Qing dynasty, the gold wrapped copper beads early 20th century, probably from South India
Beads diameter 23.6 mm to 23.8 mm
Length 42 cm
The set of four fo tou or buddha's head beads from a court necklace, reticulated with a design of four bats surrounding a coin, of good translucency and a brilliant green tone with flecks of paler and darker tones, strung between Indian gold wrapped copper and smaller coral beads, to the S-hook clasp, the jadeite beads Qing dynasty, the gold wrapped copper beads early 20th century, probably from South India
Beads diameter 23.6 mm to 23.8 mm
Length 42 cm