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Chinese Jadeite, Peking Glass, and Crystal Necklace

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The necklace consists of jadeite, crystal, and Peking glass beads and features a bi, or disc, pendant with a centered Fu character. The reverse of the pendant is stamped '595.'

Dimensions: Necklace-18 1/4 inches long; 46.4 cm long. Pendant-1 1/8 inch diameter; 2.9 cm diameter. All measurements are approximate.

Condition: No noted damage.

Provenance: From a collector in Washington DC, whose father in law (Nelson T Johnson) was sent to China by the US State Department in 1906 and was the US ambassador to the Republic of China from 1935 to 1941. After he left China he became ambassador to Australia.


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USA, Ashburn, VA
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The necklace consists of jadeite, crystal, and Peking glass beads and features a bi, or disc, pendant with a centered Fu character. The reverse of the pendant is stamped '595.'

Dimensions: Necklace-18 1/4 inches long; 46.4 cm long. Pendant-1 1/8 inch diameter; 2.9 cm diameter. All measurements are approximate.

Condition: No noted damage.

Provenance: From a collector in Washington DC, whose father in law (Nelson T Johnson) was sent to China by the US State Department in 1906 and was the US ambassador to the Republic of China from 1935 to 1941. After he left China he became ambassador to Australia.

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