19th Century Heidao Monkey Pendant love token It's beautifully constructed from cut-out

It's beautifully constructed from cut-out sheets of rose and yellow gold

The snakes feature stylised cartoonish faces (a Victorian specialty) and little articulated ball drops beneath

Weird and most unusual antique wooden coffin box

Understated and elegant

19th Century Heidao Monkey Pendant love token It's beautifully constructed from cut-outDATE: 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