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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 130331, member: 37&quot;]Hadn&#039;t weighed in on this since it is not really an area that I have expertise in.&nbsp; That said, here is what I think based on dealing with a lot of old stuff and lighting over the years. ..... Quality doesn&#039;t speak to this being jade.&nbsp; A hunk of white jade that size would be saved for something special.&nbsp; My guess would be soapstone but maybe alabaster, serpentine, or similar if harder than soapstone.&nbsp; Will a knife cut into it easily?&nbsp; I do think this older, maybe 40s give or take.&nbsp; I think if much earlier, the carving quality would be better. Obviously, it is in the form of a censer but I doubt if it is much older than the lamp parts.&nbsp; May have always been together.&nbsp; Does appear to be missing a top.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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