Victorian Coral Graduated Bead Necklace with Brass Clasp (Auction 2026-06-05, Lot 265A)

$385.50

A single strand of Mediterranean coral beads, polished to a soft glow and graduated from small spheres at the nape to larger ones at the center. The color runs through warm salmon and pale orange, with subtle variation from bead to bead. Each bead is hand-knotted on a silk thread, a traditional finishing touch that keeps the strand from scattering if the thread ever gives way. The clasp is a simple brass barrel that screws together, paired with a short safety chain. Coral of this kind, harvested from the reefs of the western Mediterranean, has been prized since antiquity as both adornment and amulet.

Provenance: private Lafayette, Colorado, USA collection

Condition: Excellent. Wearable! Intact and excellent.