19th Century Heidao Monkey Pendant carnelian HOW adorable is this little

HOW adorable is this little pendant

Well proportioned and bearing French hallmarks to the outer band

and brilliance of natural gemstones were simulated to virtual perfection

set with diamond accents and finished in fine millegrain

and dates from the turn of the 20th Century

19th Century Heidao Monkey Pendant carnelian HOW adorable is this littleDATE: Victorian, c. 1850 Known as heidao, the art of carving nuts and fruit pits into intricate three dimensional beads flourished during the Qing period (1644 1911), with artists continually trying to better themselves and their contemporaries both. Subjects would include the Chinese zodiac, Buddha, sages, animals, scenes from nature or legend, and they would typically use apricot kernels, peach, coquilla, or olive pits, walnuts, or myrica rubra