Featured are these types real jade ?

something i picked at the boot for a coupla nuggets. got a lovely well made look to it
but when i see these types (not ever had) theres something a bit tacky looking about them, so i've a bit doubtful, but sure does look like it

there are other examples online stating jade, but i aint relying on them

also think i might be missing something, looks a bit like the base part should fit into something ?

any thoughts of info appreciated

 

yeah, i get a home decor feeling about them as well. but they do seem to vary in quality etc, i'd be more than happy if the jade is real though

looks quite similar to mine, don't agree with the age given though

https://www.etsy.com/listing/780583892/antique-hand-crafted-hard-stone-jade

 

edit do agree 1950s ish thought they put antique 1900

 

The red/orange blossom looks like agate.

 

Whenever I find one of these, they're usually a)glass and b) broken.

 

Hi Charlie, very nice.

 

Amazing to find it fairly intact-wish we had Boot Sales !

 

Hi Pearls, thanks ! hopefully at least i can't kill these type of plants

 

yeah thats probably a good sign bosk. as jade its extremely hard and doesn't damage easily

 

my kind of house plant !

 

Know anyone with a gem tester?

 

no not at all Marie, is a half decent one pricey to buy ?

 

They're not cheap.

 

yep, the descent ones are very pricey, and the cheap ones, well................ and theres no way even a decent one could tell if the jade was dyed or not

 

The green is nephrite jade imo, the orangey brown carnelian as holly said. The turquoise chips could be real turquoise, difficult to see though. These stones are all traditional favourites of the Chinese.
The base looks like serpentine to me.

I remember these from the 60s and 70s, and know they were around in the 50s too. I was fascinated by them as a child.

 

good news, thanks Aj, it is nicely made even down to the way the branches are coiled

i wonder if the base is just supposed to fit into your own soil pot etc for show

 

Not that, but I do remember they used to sit in ceramic pots. That is probably why there is such a wide flange-like rim on the jade part of the base.

 

I bet there are some jade trees for sale in Chinatown here as I write. Some are very elaborate and I, too, remember thinking they were cool when I was a kid. I like that yours is not "over-loaded" with flowers. Charming!