19th Century Heidao Monkey Pendant star sapphire meaning thought)

meaning thought)

Stamped 935 (silver)

Well worth checking out)

the head and band are a later marriage (circa 1880)

crafted in 9 karat gold with the subject rendered on bone over black leather and protected behind a convex glass front

19th Century Heidao Monkey Pendant star sapphire meaning thought)DATE: Victorian, c. 1850 Known as heidao, the art of carving nuts and fruit pits into intricate three dimensional beads flourished during the Qing period (1644 1911), with artists continually trying to better themselves and their contemporaries both. Subjects would include the Chinese zodiac, Buddha, sages, animals, scenes from nature or legend, and they would typically use apricot kernels, peach, coquilla, or olive pits, walnuts, or myrica rubra