MING DYNASTY JADE 'MONKEY & LION' TOGGLE

Chinese Ming Dynasty carved jade toggle; in the form of a recumbent lion with a monkey clinging to its neck; the jade of white coloration with large swaths of russet 'skin'; mounted as a necklace, with three 19th Century agate roundels, together with later serpentine beads and seeds, on a silk cord; Provenance: Private collection, Palos Verdes Estates, CA; L: 2" (toggle, approx.)