Could the name on the bottom possiby be the original owner? The ink is lighter than the top?[ATTACH]
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I was driving home from work yesterday and stopped at a yard sale. Found this treasure! It was going to end up in the trash if i didnt rescue...
Ill have to double check the one thats calcified. It didnt seem flakey and is very smooth.
Excellent! Thank you so much, im often busy at work but will try to get a few pics up a day if i can. I think this website is fantastic. I have...
I was getting nervous lol. Should i weigh it to help determine value? Is there anything i can do to help evaluate with the photos? Or are the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] photo 1 is the tip of the white spear where that little flake of whatever came off Photo 2 is the forehead part of the...
I think this one might have dye? The green is inconsistent in shade. I tried magnifying 75x -300x and im not sure what im looking at?[ATTACH]...
I total agree with your story. The important thing is to never spend what your not willing to lose. I have made incredible buys over the years on...
Thats awsome. Wouldve offered a 100 lol i got all mine plus other cool stuff that i can flip for 300$. Its a gamble.... but it was one i was...
once i get my computer situated, ill have some high def photos under magnification. Then we can all learn what these are made off. Im keeping my...
Is there way i can test to see if the pieces are dyed? Perhaps a black light or a microscope? I have an electronic microscope to take close up photos
Its fine if you want to be skeptical, but putting a blanket statement that they are all fake is not explaining the details why you came to that...
I can agree that some may be modern copies (some may be older) but the story of where the gentleman got them matches up to how some people got a...
Im pretty sure they are nephrite. Its possible a few could be serpentine.
Thanks. yea, This stuff is so rare and unique, i might have to take it to a specialist but i figured putting it online to see if someone can point...
Bi disks.....any suggestions?[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
more jade pieces.... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Should have specified.... when i say "new"....i mean probably 100 years old or so.....others could be 1000+ years old....
Part of a larger collection of chinese nephrite jade figurines. I know some are old and some are new, but im trying to get help anyway i can in...
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