Antique rare Cantonese carved hollow bone bead and Mediterranean coral bead necklace. nliv834

Intricately pierced hollow antique Chinese bone beads from Canton and natural old Mediterranean salmon coral barrel beads make up this exquisite necklace. This type of  hollow bone bead was a specialty of the Cantonese carved bead industry.  This level of workmanship is not readily found today.  Each carved bone bead alternates with an antique salmon red coral cylinder bead that averages 8x6mm.  Carved bone barrel clasp.  21.5 inches.