Lot 388

AGATE AND LAPIS LAZULI 'MANDARIN'S COURT' NECKLACE, CHAOZHU
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

Auction: 30 November 2015 at 10:00 GMT
£625
Description
strung with one-hundred and eight agate beads separated by four blue glass jiezhu, one leading to the beiyun with blue glass pendant, with three strands of ancillary lapis lazuli beads, within a circular box with central aperture, the cover decorated with two dragons chasing the flaming pearl on a gilt diaper patterned ground, the sides with further dragons within lobed reserves and floral roundels on a cash diaper background
