Lot 270. An amber and jadeite court necklace, chaozhu, Qing dynasty. Diameter approx. 120cm., 47 1/4 in. Estimate 3,000 - 5,000 GBP. Lot sold 15,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's

the 108 amber beads divided by four jadeite fotou(Buddha heads), the fotou at the back connected to a gourd-shaped fotouta (Buddha head stupa) suspending a jadeite beiyun (back cloud) oval plaque and terminating with a quartz tear-shaped bead, the threejinnian strands of coral beads each further suspending a similar jadeite tear-shaped drop. 

Provenance: An English Private Collection, acquired in China prior 1930s.
Thence by descent.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, London, 06 nov. 2013