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Subject:Lavender Jadeite
Posted By: Judy Sun, Nov 25, 2007 IP: 218.255.109.31 I am just an ordinary housewife in my 60's. I have been using this pair of lavender jadeite as pendants since I was a little girl as they are from the family's heirloom. Many experts told me that they are Imperial Lavender Jadeite circa late Ching Dynasty. |
Subject:Re: Lavender Jadeite
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Mon, Nov 26, 2007
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Subject:Re: Lavender Jadeite
Posted By: Bill Mon, Nov 26, 2007 Judy: |
Subject:Re: Lavender Jadeite
Posted By: Judy Tue, Nov 27, 2007 Ernest & Bill, |
Subject:Re: Lavender Jadeite
Posted By: Bill Tue, Nov 27, 2007 There is no doubt that these two pices are made of jadeite. The reason I ask if the photos show their real colors is if this is indeed their real colors then there is no way these are natural lavender jades and they had to be dyed despite what the professional laboratory told you and you should should ask for a refund of your testing fee. The natural color of lavender jadeite is not this "purple" color but more a "pink" color. Therefore I have to agree with both Ernest and Randy that these are two "dyed" piece. Further more, even if they are both natural lavender, their lavender color are simply not bright or complete enough to command a high premium. If the pieces are truly bright "pink" (lavender) jadeite, then they will not be set in silver. Platinum, yes; white gold or even yellow gold, yes, but not silver. (*However, after saying that I do remember seeing a very nice white nephrite jewlery carving set at silver. May be Randy can elaborate if silver or even 14 k gold were being used in antique Chinese jade jewleries.) There is also no Imperial lavender jadeite, imperial green, yes. I am not even sure lavender jadeite was even popular in the Qing dynasty. I saw a very beautiful bright lavender jadeite plum carving set in platinum for sales in St. Louis and we wanted to purchase it as a graduation gift for our daughter and they wanted $1,4000 for it. We didn't want to pay that much but the piece was real well worth the money. |
Subject:Re: Lavender Jadeite
Posted By: wingchuntaiji Tue, Nov 27, 2007 True lavender jade can be intense to purplish blue and highly transluscent like a light color amethyst. I had paid $500 for a small deep intense lavender jadeite oval cabochon in the early 1980's. Under incandescent lamp(yellow light) the lavender jade will appear more pink. When placing it under flourescent lamp, it will appear more bluish. |
Subject:Re: Lavender Jadeite
Posted By: wingchuntaiji Tue, Nov 27, 2007 Lavender jadeite discs like that are usually color-enhanced or dyed. Was the white spot there and the color was like that when you first got it? |
Subject:Re: Lavender Jadeite
Posted By: Anita Mui Wed, Nov 28, 2007 Dear Judy |
Subject:Re: Lavender Jadeite
Posted By: Judy Thu, Nov 29, 2007 I am not going to argue with the professional laboratory since they are the most reputable laboratory in Hong Kong where I am living. Their services are used by reputable and well known jewellers in Hong Kong as well as international auction houses here. I am satisifed. |
Subject:Re: Lavender Jadeite
Posted By: wingchuntaiji Sat, Dec 01, 2007 Dear Judy, |
Subject:Re: Lavender Jadeite
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Sat, Dec 01, 2007 And I very much like to see light shining through it from the back ! Perhaps you prefer not to do that? |
Subject:Re: Lavender Jadeite
Posted By: Judy Sun, Dec 02, 2007 Dear Wing, |
Subject:Re: Lavender Jadeite
Posted By: wingchuntaiji Thu, Dec 06, 2007 Hi! Judy, |
Subject:Re: Lavender Jadeite
Posted By: wingchuntaiji Mon, Dec 03, 2007 Hi! Judy, |
Subject:Re: Lavender Jadeite
Posted By: Judy Tue, Dec 04, 2007 Hi Randy, |
Subject:Re: Lavender Jadeite
Posted By: Judy Sun, Dec 02, 2007 Hi Wing, |
Subject:Re: Lavender Jadeite
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Sun, Dec 02, 2007 The white spot could be a reflection of a light. |
Subject:Re: Lavender Jadeite
Posted By: Judy Mon, Dec 03, 2007 I can confirm that this is not a reflection of a light. |
Subject:Re: Lavender Jadeite
Posted By: Judy Mon, Dec 03, 2007 Hi Wing, |
Subject:Re: Lavender Jadeite
Posted By: wingchuntaiji Mon, Dec 03, 2007 Hi! Ernest, |
Subject:Re: Lavender Jadeite
Posted By: Judy Tue, Dec 04, 2007 Hi Wing, |
Subject:Re: Lavender Jadeite
Posted By: wingchuntaiji Wed, Dec 05, 2007 Hi! Judy, |
Subject:Re: Lavender Jadeite
Posted By: Judy Tan Fri, Dec 07, 2007 Randy, |
Subject:Re: Lavender Jadeite
Posted By: Judy Tue, Dec 04, 2007 Here are the images showing both sides. |
Subject:Re: Lavender Jadeite
Posted By: Judy Wed, Dec 05, 2007 I am still in Shanghai and will return to Hong Kong in the morning. As I will be leaving for Australia next week to have a warm Christmas I am taking this opportunity to send an early Christmas greeting to all who have so kindly help assisted me being a novice collector. Your invaluable advice and guidance have been extremely useful to me as I love art, culture, history, tradition. Apart from jade, I also collect ceramics, paintings and other antiquities. |
Subject:Re: Lavender Jadeite Test & Certification By (HKJSL)
Posted By: Henry Koh S.K Sat, Feb 09, 2019 In Hong Kong you can have your jadeite lavender pendants send it to Hong Kong Jade & Stone Laboratory (HKJSL) for test and certification if it of Jadeite natural type 'A'. |
Subject:Re: Lavender Jadeite Test & Certification By (HKJSL)
Posted By: Lavender Sat, Jul 06, 2019 Natural in white stone. Lavender color. 7kg selling |
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