Vintage Art Deco carved rock crystal bead necklace, hand knotted, with Chinese character carvings, 112 grams scarlet The brooch is about 1

The brooch is about 1 1/4 inches in both length and width and fastens with a simple antique C hook clasp and pin

the Bond family in Toronto

including some baguette cut (rectangular) blue paste stones

commensurate with age

produced in the 1920s or 1930s

Vintage Art Deco carved rock crystal bead necklace, hand knotted, with Chinese character carvings, 112 grams scarlet The brooch is about 1Fantastic carved rock crystal bead necklace. I believe it is rock crystal rather than glass due to its provenance and what I have been told about the piece. Each large, clear bead is carved Chinese characters. The necklace is hand knotted on thread and fastens with a silver tone spring ring clasp. The necklace has a length of about 18 inches and is in very good vintage condition.