Antique Chinese Jade Good Fortune Pendant Plaque, Guan Yin, Qilin, Lotus, Bat

Fine large Apple Green carved jade Laughing Buddha pendant set in 18K white gold. Hong Kong Gems Laboratory certificate GL100040 certifying that this pendant is a natural color Fei Cui...

Very fine antique Etruscan Revival 18K yellow gold engraved precious red coral cross 19th century Exquisitely engraved rich red coral cross pendant mounted in beautifully detailed 1...

Elegant, rare, and dating to the late Qing period (circa 1890s), this hand-carved nearly colorless white nephrite plaque has been etched on both sides. One one, the Chinese mythological figure known as Zhang Guo Lao is depicted riding a mule. On the opposite side, a magpie sits on a branch of cherry blossoms. The magpie is associated with intelligence. The carving is breathlessly simple and excellent; the work executed -of course- without the aid of electricity or modern tools. Measuring 42.54mm x 29.92mm, the plaque has a hole drilled through the center, which is original to the piece. A silver bail is threaded through the hole and a pair of beads -black jade and coral- reside at the bottom. The jade plaque hands from a 1920s silver chain that is 32" in length. Prior to the discovery of and appreciation for the very fine green jadeite from Burma, colorless, opaque, pure white nephrite jade from the Northern mountains of China was the most revered jade; the original "imperial jade, as only members of the royal court could wear or even touch it. Most of what is commercially sold today as "mutton fat...

This a Buddha Jade Pierced Pendant. It is a rectangular hand carved white and orange jade depicting a seated Buddha and adorned with scrolls and flowers. The pendant is tied to a bra...