A group of jadeite jade jewellery
Lot 177

A group of jadeite jade jewellery

Closed17 July 2013

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GBP 11,250

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A group of jadeite jade jewellery
Comprising: a brooch carved as leaves and foliage; two strands of graduated beads; a graduated strand of beads with glass roundel spacers; a pair of pendant earrings, each with single pear-shaped drop; two matching polished circular loops; a two tone pendant carved to depict a squirrel and foliage; a polished rectangular plaque brooch; a foliate carved elongated plaque mounted as a brooch with single and brilliant-cut diamond terminals; a pendant carved and pierced to depict two gourds; two oval cabochon single stone rings; and a jade and treated jade graduated bead twin row necklace to an oval cabochon jade single stone clasp, clasp not tested for treatment
Partially illustrated
Accompanied by report no. 07430, dated 26th March 2013, report no. 07527 and reports no. 07530 - 07539, dated 9th April 2013, from The Gem & Pearl Laboratory, London, for the jadeite jade and samples from the strands, excluding the final necklace, stating that no evidence of treatment was observed, and report no. 07528, dated 9th April 2013, from The Gem & Pearl Laboratory, for the final necklace stating that samples are a mixture of:
1) ACID-BLEACHED AND POLYMER IMPREGNATED JADEITE JADE, and
2) JADEITE JADE with no evidence of treatment.
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