A TOURMALINE COURT NECKLACE QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

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 

This is in good condition, however the plaque has become detached from fotou. There are two stones missing to the metal circular plaque dividing the coral and seed pearls. There is one small coral bead loose.
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