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Hi, I am new to this forum and pretty new to Jadeite too.
That’s a gorgeous piece. May I know where to get this?
Welcome to the Jade thread (and Purse forum)! I'm sure a jade bangle of that color and translucency will cost a pretty penny or 2.
Thank you for all your lovely pictures and sharing your huge knowledge - I’m on page one on this theme! Could someone kindly inform about a reliable shop or two in London - would love to try on a bangle - D-shape or round/oval, any colour but partial to icy ones, or lilac (?) - ir a beautiful green one a - no price point decided yet - would London Chinatown be a possible hunting ground? TIA
I believe a member or several are from London or have been in London at one point. Afaik London's Chinatown seems to be either one; sellers don't know much in terms of jade, OR there are too many unscrupulous sellers regarding jades and won't disclose the grade of the jade and any flaws regarding it. Take it as you will as this was based on what I've seen and read regarding London's Chinatown.Thank you for all your lovely pictures and sharing your huge knowledge - I’m on page one on this theme! Could someone kindly inform about a reliable shop or two in London - would love to try on a bangle - D-shape or round/oval, any colour but partial to icy ones, or lilac (?) - ir a beautiful green one a - no price point decided yet - would London Chinatown be a possible hunting ground? TIA
Now this isn't to say that Chinatowns in any areas are always/most often like that, as my Manhattan Chinatown is much more bustling, you'll have more sellers who have extensive knowledge regarding Jade(ite) (and Nephrite although it's rarer to find the latter to be sold ironically), and they will disclose any treatments/flaws done to it. So in the end you should alway visit your local Chinatown to get a final opinion regarding sellers who sell jades, make sure you ask alot of questions regarding the jades they sell too! Good luck in advance.
Hello all, I have a noob question regarding jadeite and hope I get some help here.
1) what constitute a flaw? There are some lines in my Jadeite bangles that cannot be felt on the surface. They are very obvious on icy bangles and on bangles with two colours. I have no idea if that are natural ‘stone lines’ or internal cracks. How to I differentiate them?....
Thanks in advance!
1) what constitute a flaw? There are some lines in my Jadeite bangles that cannot be felt on the surface. They are very obvious on icy bangles and on bangles with two colours. I have no idea if that are natural ‘stone lines’ or internal cracks. How to I differentiate them?....
Thanks in advance!
Flaws in jadeite are much more diverse as there can be many things than can be considered a flaw both visually and physically. Such as impurities (black,brown,white dots) in a Jade, lines that can/cannot be felt are usually stone lines that are healed (this shouldn't be a worry as this causes Jadeite to be much more resistent to breaking apparently as the pressure of the microcrystalline structure is less stressed according to some sources and Jade sellers I've bought from), or internal cracks (if this is the case then wear the bangle with caution as a good hit to it will cause it to split). It's actually easy to determine a natural flaw from a manmade one (Grade B, and C) if you have the right tools and a trained eye. There's also a Jade photos reference thread which can help you see which Jade is Grade A or lower too.
Hi, thanks for the advice. I have certification to prove the jadeites are Grade A. However, I am concerned how the stone lines affect the value of the jadeite. I have attached a pic of my bangle with some white lines and I am not sure if these are considered as flaws...
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Stone lines usually makes Jades' price decrease due to said flaws and how people would rather pay millions for a visually flawless, translucent, and colorful bangle. But that isn't to say stone lines makes Jade virtually worthless as there are carvers who can work around it to cleverly hide it or work around it, additionally people tend to appreciate the stone lines too as a sign of a beauty of nature's flaw sort of speak. Also I like the way the color in the bangle look like spilt calligraphy ink lol, if you ask me, the mentioned stone lines in your bangles doesn't seem like it's affecting any sort of durability at all and seems to me looks like it's just a very coarse grain in the bangle. So no worries there.
Regarding flawed jade, there are queues at the National Palace Museum in Taipei to view the Jadeite Cabbage. The unknown jade sculptor incorporated the flaws and blotches in the raw material into his design to create a lifelike representation. I see this sometimes in pendants where there is irregular colouring and the carving uses that flaw ingeniously.
Oh yeah definitely, carvings that tend to play around with irregular coloring tend to raise its worth alot more too which is impressive considering the amount of time the carver had to use from pre-planning and the execution of it.
My favorite jade are my carved pieces now. I have way more of a color variety in my carved bangles and I'm not as picky about sizes. I haven't gotten any new bangles for awhile, but my preference is for carved ones now.
As far as 24/7 bangles go, I've worn one that I haven't taken off for the last 5 years. I'm actually thinking about taking it off on New Year's day. It's been feeling like a good time to make a change.
Here's a repost of my carved bangles.
As far as 24/7 bangles go, I've worn one that I haven't taken off for the last 5 years. I'm actually thinking about taking it off on New Year's day. It's been feeling like a good time to make a change.
Here's a repost of my carved bangles.
If beaded bracelets count, yes, I wear them almost permanantly, taking them off only when I workout and sleep.
Oh right, was it Smoke that you said you wanted to take off for sometime to swap with Iroh? Also you're not the only one who's really into carved pieces. Although I have been getting second thoughts for a bangle for tactile toying purposes more than wearing as the thought of wearing it with the possibility of it being unable to be removed still scares me lol.My favorite jade are my carved pieces now. I have way more of a color variety in my carved bangles and I'm not as picky about sizes. I haven't gotten any new bangles for awhile, but my preference is for carved ones now.
As far as 24/7 bangles go, I've worn one that I haven't taken off for the last 5 years. I'm actually thinking about taking it off on New Year's day. It's been feeling like a good time to make a change.
Here's a repost of my carved bangles.