19th Century Heidao Monkey Pendant star sapphire King Edward was head of

King Edward was head of a fashionable elite and strongly influenced by the art and styles of continental Europe

dangling freely from a row of 19 graduated diamonds in millegrain bezel settings (total diamond weight: 7

Bath - now known as Mallett Antiques

the head and band are a later marriage (circa 1880)

crafted in 9 karat gold with the subject rendered on bone over black leather and protected behind a convex glass front

19th Century Heidao Monkey Pendant star sapphire King Edward was head ofDATE: 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