This post might have been easily titled "The Peach Pits of Immortality?" The small 10mm carved olive pits in this 19th century necklace may look familiar to you if you have been reading this blog for a while …
[ click on images to enlarge …. photos by: RP (Bob) Birt ]
They are the same size and carving as the pit beads in the Mandarin Court Necklace in PictureBook (2010-02-01). [link]
What makes this necklace special to me are the four huge carved peach pits… 40mm x 20mm with 2 carved with a monkey riding a horse and 2 carved with Buddhist monks.
Visit PrivateCollection’s PictureBook to see additional photos… many in larger formats.
2 Comments
Truly wonderfully-made bracelet with four stunning carved peach pits. Thanks for sharing it. I love it. 🙂
Looks fabulous, entirely different style of beads!!! Thanks for sharing