Jewellery, Watches and Objects of Vertu

A collection of jade pendants and beads, comprising a rectangular carved jade panel pendant, depicting six gourds and a bird, with jade bead surmount and seed pearl highlights, on silk cord, three pierced carved spherical jade beads bearing Chinese Shou character, one with carved jade surmount and another similarly shaped plain jade pendant, another carved panel pendant, suspended on a gold chain, a strand of 72 slightly graduated spherical jade beads, 18 small jade bead spacers, four pairs of drop-shaped jade beads (some damaged), etc, all jade remains untested for treatment or enhancement. £700-900

The three pierced carved jade beads all bear the word/character Shou in Zhaunshu script, which means longevitiy. The gourd is also a Chinese symbol of longevity.