Description: A small jade piece was carved as a ram.
It was an excellent piece by great carving skill.
It was stringed as a hanging necklace with old amber beads.
Date:18th Century, Qing Dynasty.
3.1cm
Even though I dated it as a Qing 18th C...
Jade bi of light green colour, decorated in relief with an elaborate design representing on both sides dragons and chimeras. China, Han Dynasty period. Soil encrustations, with no damage on the design. Diameter: 5.5 cm. Very good condition.
Thirty five ancient Chinese stone beads.These beads are over 2000 years old. Could make a nice necklace.
Size: See last photo.
A very rare ancient black jade pendant. This pendant dates back to around 1,500 BC.
Condition: Very good for its age.
Lovely ancient stone carving in a spinach green nephrite jade stone, depicting a tortoise or turtles shell, Liangzhu culture, Neolithic period, 3300–2300 BC.
The shell with engraving on the top of a stylished fish and two holes for attaching it to a string. Lovely white calcification on the inside, in the devices and inside the mounting holes.
Size: 80 x 75 mm.
This jade piece comes with a certificate of authenticity and is ex...
A well carved small jade disc of a Han dragon in two colors. The back is carved with a stylized cloud motif. Size: Diameter. 2.5cm. Condition: No repairs.
Chinese nephrite jade mythical animal of a light celadon green with inclusions natural to the stone. The form is plump from its body to its limbs. The view from the bottom shows rounded legs with nicely carved claws on each paw. Size: L.5.5cm (2 inches) W. 3cm (1.18 inches)
A Han bird of an attractive translucent green jade with dark green 'peppery' streaked inclusions. Its squarish stylized shape is both simple and pleasing to the eye. It has an hole for stringing as a pendant..
Size: Height = 2.2 cm x Width = 2 cm
Condition: Very good. There's a little roughness at the edge of one wing from age but it is not a break.
A Chinese celadon jade plaque carved on both sides with fish, flowers and aquatic motifs. The border has a series of convex circles. Nice, even colour of the stone. size: 3 inches x 2 3/10 inches. condition; very good, no breaks, no restoration.
A nicely carved jade cicada of the Hongshan Culture.The cicada has a bulky square body with stylized wings a ridged forehead and large well rounded eyes.
Size: L.4.8cm, W. 2.0cm
A rare neolithic jade axe from China.
Age: 2,000 BC.
Size: L. 12.5cm.
Condition: Some chips at the cutting edge and one small chip at the rear of the underside.
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.
A Beautiful necklace was from an elegant lady now retired from collection field.
Width:3.5cm(main item)
Charming tiny Chinese toggle of a dragon, carved of orange and pale yellow soapstone, recumbent dragon with his head turned to look over his shoulder, mouth carved open, traces of black pigment.
19th century
Size: 1 1/2" long
A very cute and accomplished carving of a horned Lion as a pendant, done in a refined Song-Ming dynasty style, but probably Qing Dynasty.
Especially attractive matte greyish stone with black inclusions.
Size: 57 mm. long and weighing 75,2 grams.
Condition: Superb, nice smooth wear.
Ex. Old Danish Estate collection of Tom Klitgaard, aquired 1960s-1990s...
A very fine antique Chinese archaic green jade carving of a beast. It's head has barred teeth and is turned to look backward over it's haunches to which are attached wing-like structures or a kind of stylized saddle. The unusual and thick tail twists and spirals in a circle and the feet rest on a sleigh-like pierced base. Early 19th Century, origin China, very good condition with no cracks or repairs. Size: L. 7 cm. x H. 4.75 cm. Rare!
A nice assortment of ten Chinese Ancient beads.
Size: See last photo.
A pale celadon (off-white) Chinese jade of a cat reclining on a single, slightly curved leaf. The back of the leaf is carved with the leaf's venation. It is a delicate piece that has a hole carved at the top of the leaf enabling it to be used as a pendant.
Size: L.5cm, W.3cm.