China, amethyst court necklace, comprising 108 spherical brilliantly translucent amethyst beads, spaced by four larger tourmaline (bixie) beads, and three strings of clear aquamarine beads together with a white jade beiyun plaque, each suspending a rutilated quartz crystal teardrop pendant. Length 50 in.Provenance: From the estate of Mrs. Edith Bennet, Portland, Oregon, who lived in Tianjin from the late 1960's to 1980's.