Very fine Chinese antique belt hook carved in the shape of a knot with a butterfly on either end, made of beautiful mottled jade ranging from white to grey to bright blue/green, a silver fitting on the back was added later to convert this clothing hook to a pin or broach.

19th century

Size: 4" long x 2" wide

A lovely Qing Dynasty jade carving of a boy. Item is in general good condition except for a small chip on head ornament in back. High resolution images available by email on request.

DESCRIPTION: A simply carved agate rubbing stone in the form of a Chinese boy carrying a ruyi. The semi-precious stone is pure white with brown inclusions that have been incorporated into the design as the boy’s cloak, hat and ruyi, which he carries on his shoulder. A small hole has been drilled through the ruyi at the back of the head for stringing and wearing from the belt as a toggle...

19th Century Chinese Jade Carved Plaque Wood Lacquer Fu Lion Dog Scholar Paper Weight

It is 3.3 inches (8.5 cm) tall by 2.95 inches (7.5 cm) wide. The jade plaque is 2.36 inches (6 cm) wide. It is 91.27 gram.

It has peeling of lacquer, missing a wood panel and surface wears and scratches. The jade has inclusions and surface wears (as seen in the photos).

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This carved reticulate nephrite is 6 ½ inches long, 2 ½ inches wide and a quarter of an inch thick. It has a traditional Chinese motif which includes a dragon, flowers, a vine and characters. The meaning of these four characters is ¡°celebrating happy events and long life¡±. The workmanship is just wonderful. It was carved in two layers which makes it even more interesting. There are a few small chips on the sides. It is in good condition.

You are considering an authentic set of three arc-shaped pendants from the Neolithic or Shang period, circa 2000-1500 BCE. Similar published examples can be found in Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Ching at pages 158-159 (the latter illustration showing a similar item from the collection of the British Museum). As with the other examples, these three pieces join together to form a ring...

Finely carved foo dog playing with a small ball done in Jade. The fur of the foo dog is carved in stylized scrolled motif with detail work showing each fur. Foo dogs are an auspicious motif in East Asia and often paintings and sculptures are produced. Age: 20th century. Size: height 1.3" width 1.75" length 2.5"

A Chinese white jade carving depicting a boy playing on a "money tree on a mountain, and above a Lingzhi fungus. Late Qing Dynasty to early Republican period. Condition: Extensive brown inclusions, age cracks, small chips, please see photos for condition details. High with hardwood base: 6-7/8", without base: 5-1/2".

18th Century Chinese White Jade Carved Dragon Plaque on Enamel Box

The box is 2.4 inches (6 cm) tall by 3 inches (7.7 cm) wide and 7.5 inches (19 cm) in length. The jade is 2 inches (5 cm) wide by 3.5 inches (9 cm) in length. It is 1.5 lb.

The box is tarnished and has missing enamels, enamel cracks, and surface wears and scratches...

1800s

The even-toned stone is somewhat translucent and carves on both sides with a flower basket design. It is reticulated with rather simple carving and incising to produce a dense and almost abstract design. The condition is very good with no chips or breaks. There is a natural fissure occurring in the top of the basket in the center of the stone.

Length: 3 in., Width: 2 in., Thickness: 1/8 in.

This is a genuine, archaic Chinese nephrite axe or Gui scepter. The surface has the expected smooth, "waxy" feel to it. The end is sharpened (which leads me to think it was made as a prestige axe as opposed to a scepter, although the literature seems to view pieces such as this one as either/both an axe and a Gui scepter; e.g. Rawson in Chinese Jade - I've included photos of the pieces listed there for reference)...

1930's Chinese 18K Gold Jadeite Carved Hairpin Marked "天興"

It is 2.9 inches (7.4 cm) in length. The jadeite is 20.6 mm long by 6.2 mm wide. It is 4 gram.

The jadeite has inclusions (as seen in the photos).

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Probably Song Dynasty ( 13th century ) or later. Connoisseus do know how rare are Yellow Jade carvings. Unfortunately our images are not able to show the real beauty of this piece. Size : Approx. 4,5 x 4,5 cm. Provenance : Old German collection.

Antique jade chinese snuff bottle with carved zoomorphic handles. Measures 2" tall.

A Very Fine Pale Celadon White Jade Circular Water Coupe: 19th –early 20th C.: China, 19th or early 20th century. The container carved with high walls and supported by lotus leaf ahapeed foot, with opposing handles in the shape of the Hehe Twins, they holding a lotus bud shapped coupe with an other lotus stem and a bud against the inverted rim of the coup on a large lotus leaf as stand with insised details of lotus leaf and bud, and its textures are very translucent with a gray green ...

Antique Chinese white jadeite carved bangle, with light blueish-grey areas and a lovely smokiness. Size: 2.75" width, 5/16" thickness

Antique Chinese jadeite carved into an elegant resting bird with a twig in its mouth. Its tiny feet have been carved curled up underneath its body. Size: 1.75" height, 2.25" length

A nice assortment of ten Chinese Ancient beads. Size: See last photo.