A LAPIS LAZULI COURT NECKLACE, CHAOZHU, QING DYNASTY China, 19^th century. Composed of one hundred white chalcedony beads, intersected by four lapis lazuli foudou (‘Buddha Heads’) and a gourd-shaped fodouda, flanked by open worked and gilt bronze cash coins and suspending a cord tassel intersected by a flattened ovoid lapis lazuli pendant.

Provenance: French private collection.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and traces of use. Eight of the originally 108 white chalcedony beads are lost.

Weight: 300 g
Dimensions: Length 134 cm, Diameter 11 mm (the white chalcedony beads), 20 mm (the lapis lazuli foudou), and 8 mm (the agate beads)

The pendant terminating in a gilt bronze-set lapis lazuli drop, the three jinian strands of agate beads suspending smaller lapis lazuli drops in similar settings.

With a fine and old silk brocade pouch, probably from the same period. (2)

Auction result comparison: Compare a related court necklace with lapis lazuli beads at Sotheby’s New York in Chinese Art on 21 March 2015, lot 818, sold for USD 20,000, and another with lapis beads and pendant at Bonhams in Asian Decorative Arts on 17 December 2014, lot 9384, sold for USD 27,500. 清代青金石朝珠
中國，十九世紀。由一百顆白色玉髓珠子組成，四顆青金石佛頭和一個葫蘆狀佛頭塔交錯。兩側朝珠垂下的小珠串是鏤空鎏金包裹青金石的小墜角，朝珠之間飾有鎏金硬幣，最中央懸掛一根流蘇，扁平的卵形青金石吊墜。

來源：法國私人收藏。
品相：狀況極佳，有輕微磨損和使用痕跡。 原本 108 顆白玉髓珠子中的 8 顆丟失了。

重量：300 克
尺寸：長134 厘米, 直徑11 毫米 (白玉髓珠子), 20 毫米 (青金石佛頭), 8 毫米 (瑪瑙珠)

配絲綢錦囊，可能來自同一年代。

拍賣結果比較：一件相近的青金石朝珠于紐約蘇富比Chinese Art2015年3月21日 lot 818, 售價USD 20,000, 另一件青金石朝珠于邦翰思Asian Decorative Arts 2014年12月17日 lot 9384, 售價USD 27,500。