Ancient Tibetan Coral, a large bead of good gem-quality orange-red, with rare old fluted Silver beads from Himachel Pradesh (Northern India in foothills of Himalayas), on a slim 45cms curb link Silver chain.
The Coral bead is 2grams weight, 12mmx9mm dimensions; when cut in Tibet in the late 1800s from a thick branch of imported Mediterranean Coral, the cutter, for the sake of size and the good colour, did not cut out the section damaged by Mediterranean sea parasites
Ancient Tibetan Coral, Old Silver, Silver Chain
$165.00 $115.00
Ancient Tibetan Coral, a large 2gram bead handcut in Tibet in the late 1800s from a thickish branch of imported Mediterranean Coral; the cutter, for the sake of size and the good orange-red colour, not willing to cut out the section affected by sea parasites.
Flanked with a matched pair of fine rare old fluted Silver beads from Himachel Pradesh in the Himalayan foothills of northern India, all on a 45cms slim curb link Silver chain.
Coral bead 12 x 9mm dimensions, old fluted Silver beads 14 x 10mm.
30% reduced, to $115 for a very old Tibetan Coral and Silver chain necklace.