California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 March 17, 2018  March 17, 2018

 Lot # 3035 
AN AGARWOOD ‘MELON’ ROSARY BRACELET W/ GREEN JADE ‘DRAGON’ BOX    清 沉香雕瓜菱紋手串 配碧玉龍紋蓋盒


  • Dimension: Bead diameter: 5/8 in (1.6 cm)
  • Estimate From: $2800
  • Estimate To: $3800

The bracelet comprises eighteen ‘melon’ formed agarwood beads, evenly divided by two carved pink tourmaline beads suspending an gilt metal toggle mounted with tourmaline and terminating in two smaller tourmaline beads, along with a circular box fitted with a reticulated ‘dragon’ spinach jade green cover. Qing Dynasty period