120.00 USD
Vintage AAA Chinese lapis lazuli hand carved bead 1970,vintage Chinese hand carved rose quartz beads, vintage 1970s Chinese raised cloisonne beads 1970,Bali silver
An exquisite 15mm ( approximately 5/8" ) AAA grade lapis bead has been ornately hand carved with the Chinese eternity symbol. Additional AAA grade 10mm lapis beads beautifully highlight the two vintage Chinese raised cloisonne beads which measure approximately 13mm ( 5/8" ). These cloisonne beads are framed on either side by ornate silver bead caps. Cloisonne beads from this time period ( 1970s-1980s) are very collectible and prized for their meticulous workmanship.
▶This carved lapis bead was custom cut for us in Hong Kong during the early 1980s when I was creating luxury necklaces and earrings for the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History museum shop and mail order catalogs. Beads like this are virtually impossible to find nowadays and very sought after and collectible. The workmanship is exquisite with a lovely even polish and high relief carving.
Delicate vintage pink rose quartz stone spacer beads add another texture and more interest to this luxurious asymmetrical bracelet and compliment the pink flowers in the 2 cloisonne beads.
Sterling silver beads add additional definition and this bracelet has been finished on a a Bali silver toggle clasp.
This bracelet measures approximately 8 1/4" long and will arrive gift wrapped in a vintage embroidered Chinese silk brocade purse all ready for gift giving.
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◉ I also sell these vintage Chinese 1970s embroidered silk brocade purses - available in 3 different sizes - in my other Etsy vintage supply shop - EurekaEureka.etsy.com
https://www.etsy.com/listing/259798935/silk-purses-chinese-vintage-elegant
https://www.etsy.com/listing/254241700/silk-purses-chinese-vintage-elegant
https://www.etsy.com/listing/258465142/silk-purses-chinese-vintage-elegant
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◉ ALSO available in my shop :
COORDINATING NECKLACE with the same gorgeous carved lapis beads https://www.etsy.com/listing/188799702/vintage-chinese-hand-carved-aaa-blue
◉ COORDINATING EARRINGS https://www.etsy.com/listing/204459044/vintage-carved-aaa-blue-lapis-bead
► Revered by ancient civilizations and prized more highly than gold, lapis has an unrivaled and unbroken record as a precious commodity that has endured more than 7,000 years.
Ancient caravan routes have been traced across the middle east from the original sources in Afghanistan across the kingdoms of Mesopotamia and Assyria to the royal courts of Sumer and Egypt.
Lapis was used in jewelry, regal objects and the most sacred of religious rituals; it was even a component of the Breastplate of the High Priest, one of 12 stones symbolically representing the ancient tribes of Israel. Lapis is actually not a mineral, but a rock, made up of a collection of minerals that give it texture and variety. The gold flecks are the mineral pyrite (sometimes known as "fools' gold") and the white spots are calcite.
The finest lapis comes from Afghanistan but more recent finds have been made in such unlikely places as Chile, Colorado and Siberia. The color of lapis is so intense, vibrant and luminous that the stone even found its way into great art. The Dutch painter, Vermeer, is noted for a unique blue color that bears his name. This color was achieved by adding finely ground lapis to the pigment. No other coloring agent produces this hue, and no other artist has used this technique ever since.
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