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A RARE PAIR OF JADEITE EAR STUDS
Lot 1890 THIS EXTREMELY RARE BURMESE 'OLD MINE' JADEITE IS THE BEST OF ITS KIND. THE FORMATION OF SUCH QUALITY REQUIRES A LONG WEATHERING PROCESS: THE ROUGH MUST BE FLUSHED INTO THE RIVER VALLEY AND MOLDED BY THE CONTINUOUS IMPACT OF FLOWING WATER. BURMESE JADEITE IS WELL-KNOWN FOR ITS FINE TEXTURE, STRONG DISPERSION OF LIGHT, EXCEPTIONAL TRANSLUCENCY AND A LURING LUSTER. HOWEVER, THROUGHOUT THE YEARS THE RECENT OUTPUT OF BURMESE JADEITE HAS REDUCED SHARPLY DUE TO OVER-EXPLOITATION. BUYERS LONGING FOR TOP QUALITY BURMESE 'OLD MINE JADEITE NOW HAVE TO ENDURE EVEN LONGER YEARS OF PATIENCE FOR SUCH SCARCE QUALITY TO DEVELOP.
THIS PAIR OF OVAL-SHAPED CABOCHON FULLY DISPLAYS THE FEATURES OF 'OLD MINE' JADEITE: PURE COLOR, FINE TEXTURE, HIGH TRANSLUCENCY AND CRYSTAL CLEAR. TO CUT AND POLISH A CABOCHON OF SUCH SIZE AND SHAPE REQUIRES AMPLE PORTIONS OF ROUGH STONE AND OVERALL FLAWLESSNESS. ONLY MATERIAL EXPLOITED AGES AGO FITS THESE REQUIREMENTS AND COULD BE CUT INTO THE 8:2 RATIO WHICH IS WIDELY ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE PERFECT PROPORTION. OVER ONE CENTIMETER AT THE THICKEST POINT, YET MAINTAINING EXCEPTIONAL TRANSLUCENCY, THE CABOCHONS SHARE A SLIGHTLY YELLOWISH GREEN SHADE UNDER DIRECT LIGHT. WITH NO DOUBT THESE STUNNING ARTIFACTS ARE NATURE'S MASTERPIECES.

A RARE PAIR OF JADEITE EAR STUDS

Closed27 November 2012

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HKD 5,060,000

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A RARE PAIR OF JADEITE EAR STUDS
EACH SIMPLY SET WITH A THICK HIGH-DOMED OVAL JADEITE CABOCHON OF BRIGHT EMERALD GREEN COLOUR AND HIGH TRANSLUCENCY, MOUNTED IN 18K GOLD, LARGEST CABOCHON APPROXIMATELY 25.7 X 18.1 X 12.6 MM
ACCOMPANIED BY TWO REPORT NOS. KJ76406 AND KJ76407 DATED 3 OCTOBER 2012 FROM HONG KONG JADE & STONE LABORATORY STATING THAT THE CABOCHONS ARE NATURAL JADEITE AND NO POLYMER IS DETECTED (2)

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US$480,000-750,000