Lot 3246. A tourmaline court necklace, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 152 cm., 59 3/4 in. Estimate 150,000 — 200,000 HKD. Lot Sold 1,220,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

consisting of a strand of 108 pink tourmaline beads divided by four large jadeite fotou ('Buddha Heads'), the fotou at the back flanked with tiny coral beads and seed pearls, originally attached to an oval plaque inset with a large red spinel cabochon encircled by kingfisher feathers set in cloison wires, the three jinian strands of aquamarine beads each further suspending red spinel tear-shaped drops.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 08 april 2011