A Chinese tourmaline court necklace with jadeite beads dating from the 18th century. The necklace includes pink and blue tourmaline beads, jadeite beads, and one repaired ruby bead. Dimensions are: 45 inches long X 7/8 inches diameter, 114.3 cm X 2.2 cm. All measurements are approximate. High resolution images can be found here Condition: There is general age wear present. Provenance: From a private collection in Southern California. Reference: Similar tourmaline court necklace examples have been sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, April 8, 2011, as lot 3246 and at Sotheby's Hong Kong, April 7, 2010, as lot 1511. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a similar piece in their collection, accession number 02.18.878, and the National Palace Museum in Taipei also has a similar example, accession number 001002-N000000000. 見香港蘇富比2011年4月8日售碧璽宮廷朝珠，編號3246；蘇富比香港2010年4月7日，編號1511。另參考紐約大都會博物館館藏，編號02.18.878，臺北國立故宮博物院藏碧璽朝珠，館藏編號001002-N000000000.