appraisal for exceptional Antique Jade Pendant

Al S asks:

Hello there,

I got this jade pendant as a gift a few months ago from Japan. I was
told that it is about a 100 years old but I’m not sure. It has old
Chinese characters that say something like “Good Luck”. It looks hand
carved and I love it very much. I really want to know how much it is
worth.

Thank you.


AW says: That is an exceptional piece of carved honey jade, by the style of the clasp, quality of workmanship and crevice debris, I believe it is just over 100 years old.

What is important on your pendant are the empty spaces between the lines of jade and how well that empty space and lines are formed.
The carving quality is excellent and the condition appears to be as well.
(please pay close attention to care and storage notes at the bottom of the post.)


Date range: 1900-1905

Retail value: $575 - $1200.

I usually don't like to have this much of a gap in my price range but purchases are often made on an emotional level and this is a piece that should make the buyer or receiver gasp a little bit if they understand what they are looking at.
(top price)

Wholesale value: $375 - $500
(The midrange price you could expect to achieve at a well advertised live auction. The price that is most often realized)


Quick sale value: $300
The price your likely to get if you have to sell your item immediately and your prospective customer is aware of this.

Common trade terminology: Jade Pendant w/ gold clasp, Honey Jade, Hand carved antique jade pendant,

Slang terms: N/A

Selling tips: eBay would probably be the best place to sell it with a guarantee that it's antique, this is important in a situation where you may have customers that are not knowledgeable in what they're looking at.
If you sell it, take your pictures against a black, blue or dark red background.


Care and storage tips: If you plan on keeping it yourself, you may have noticed that the gold has worn quite thin the clasp as is very often the case with this era clasp/pendant. They were not bull rings to begin with, and through the years of wear they thin even more making the danger of losing the pendant possible, and you don't want to lose that, it's a beauty, thanks for the opportunity work on it.

If it looks that way to you, I'd have a good jeweler look at it.

Good Luck and enjoy your pendant.

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