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14K Chinese Carved Orange Carnelian Bead Choker

Currency:USD Category:Jewelry Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
14K Chinese Carved Orange Carnelian Bead Choker
Item/Description: Exquisite antique hand-carved orange carnelian agate bead necklace. Beads are drilled and threaded onto 14K yellow gold wire, fashioned into links, O ring clasp closure. Beautiful natural variations in hue of beads ranging form pale peach to deeper orange.

Material: 14K gold, carnelian

Dimensions: Length: 16"; Bead Width: 1/2"; approximately 51 grams

Condition: Very Good. Free of cracks, chips. Clasp in good working condition, opens smoothly closes crisply. Signs of age, use and surface wear including surface debris, scratches, last segment of gold wire appears to unwound slightly so there is more movement of the bead on that section. Though it does not affect the integrity of the necklace.

Age: Early 20th Century

Provenance: Private Estate

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