Turquoise heishi necklace with a hand-worked Chinese repoussé coin silver bead. Sterling hook clasp. nlbd1261

Necklace of Chinese green and blue matrix turquoise heishi beads with a central beautifully crafted solid coin silver 26mm repoussé bead . The focal bead is an older bead and this traditional style bead is no longer being made because of the cost to produce and the amount of craftsmanship involved. The turquoise is from central China and is ranges from natural colors of blues and greens with some matrix. The necklace is finished with a sterling silver hook clasp. Necklace measures 17.5 inches. 90.5 grams