Lot 122

A pink and white baroque pearl and schorl torsade,

Auction: 28 May 2008 at 12:00 BST
£480
Description
composed of three rows of large pink and white baroque pearls, interspersed to the front by faceted cushion cut schorl beads, with deep pink enamelled domed clasp
Dimensions
Length 50.5cm
Footnote
Found in almost every colour, and often multi-coloured, the black variety of tourmaline is called schorl, after an old mining term.
Please see also the footnote to lots 115, 116 and 117.
