17 juillet 2016
A glass court necklace, Late Qing Dynasty
Lot 611. A glass court necklace, Late Qing Dynasty. Estimate 15,000 — 20,000 HKD. Lot sold 27,500 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's
with 108 pink glass beads divided by four green glass fotou (‘Buddha head’), the fotou at the back connected to a gourd-shaped fotouta (‘Buddha head stupa’), supporting a cord intersected by a flattened rectangular green pendant incised on both sides with a shou character flanked by two bats, enhanced by three jinnian strands of green beads each further suspending filigree-mounted hardstone tear-shaped drops; length 158 cm., 62 1/8 in.
Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 03 Dec 2015
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