19th Century Heidao Monkey Pendant love token it's crafted in 15 karat

it's crafted in 15 karat gold

and sulphur

handmade in England in the 1820s

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19th Century Heidao Monkey Pendant love token it's crafted in 15 karatDATE: 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