Featured Jade?

I had this for sale last weekend at the antique show and another dealer told me it was likely jade--maybe jadeite. He said, if so, it was probably worth $100. He said it was likely a good luck talisman / object, without an explicit purpose. So I put it in my pocket to research.

Does all (or any) of that sound right? Does it look like jadeite to you?

Unfortunately I can't remember where I got it.

Thank you for any comments!

 

maybe jadeite ..but I'd be hard pressed to give you a C note for it...

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1672095978/natural-green-jade-ring-genuine-jadeite

https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/694...s&ref=landingpage_similar_listing_top-1&pro=1

 

Thanks! That second listing: a 2" (5cm) bracelet.... maybe for a newborn?

 

dunno wtf they're thinking.....

2 small for a bangle too big 4 a ring...

kept maybe for this bad boy......

 

Do a specific gravity test that might tell you, nephrite SG is usually between 2.90 and 3.04 Jadeite SG runs between 3.25 and 3.36

 

Also, It could be a child’s bangle, it may or may not be the same quality as this example but you can see the size comparison.

 

The second example and maybe the first too I’d be very suspicious of the color and clarity of the bangle for $99 has to be either treated or some other stone altogether.

 

That guy is a giant!

Thanks for the comments @Desertau! Interesting.... I'll keep looking.

 

Take it to someone with a gem tester.

 

-nailed it,'Andre the Giant' ! -as in Princess Bride.

 

I can't opine on what yours actually is made of but this seller has similar type bangles including in small sizes like yours (I think). They say for baby, sizes down to 40mm inner dimension.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/918458344/random-picked-grade-a-real-jade-bangle

 

For the fashionable, well-dressed baby!

Thanks SIS!

 

Of course it is next to impossible to identify jadeite from photographs but these look a lot like Dushan Jade, and because of the price I would be suspicious they could be made from stone much less expensive than Jadeite?

 

I agree.
You're right Dushan 'jade' is less expensive, it is not jade in the non-Chinese sense.

 

that one clearly says ' child child ' , whatever that is..?

& who puts a jade bangle on a baby..... offf the bat , right in their mouth !
is it supposed to be some kind of suss..

 

It seems a little crazy to us but the jade is considered protection and in an accident the jade will break protecting the person wearing it… so I’ve been told.

 

No jade shards or splinters near my pup !

 

I have seen Chinese babies with jade bangles. As Desert said, it is considered protection. Jade is like a piece of heaven, so it is similar to pinning a religious pendant on a child's clothes.

 

No you wouldn’t want that… jadeite because of its structure I could be wrong but I don’t think you get shards and splinters exactly but more of a clean break from the bangle. I had friends comment they have been protected by their bangle and it broke into two pieces.

 

You beat me to it… I was typing as you posted, lol.