Antique Vintage C. 1920 Art Deco 14k Gold Chinese Jade Jadeite Buddha Pendant!

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Specializing in Fine Antique Vintage Jewelry & Collectibles$8.00 insured shipping!Antique Vintage C. 1920 Art Deco 14k Gold Chinese Jade Jadeite Buddha Pendant!Details....History....Description:Gemstone Wholesale PricePriceless!Diamond Wholesale Price--Gold Melt Value$103.63 (Value includes All-Inclusive weight)These prices come from GIA recognized Gem Guide , THE wholesale price guide for dealers. These values do not dictate what a piece is worth. This is the price a piece would be worth if stripped down and melted to its bare materials.This beautiful necklace comes from the Art Deco Era! The Art Deco Era is famous for being the "Gatsby" or "Roaring Twenties" Era. A lot of gorgeous and timeless designs in jewelry came out of this period. Based on the style of this piece we know it is of Chinese make!Chinese Export jewelry became popular during the late Victorian Period and lasted until the 1960's. In a lot of ways Chinese Export jewelry fashioned what we know of jewelry today. During these period's Chinese Craftsmen including Jewelers, Stone cutters were considered by far the best in the world.The rich and wealthy would have a piece custom ordered through their local jeweler whom was usually gifted at drawing a design to send off to contacts in China to craft and send back. As you can imagine, this was not cheap, that being said, these pieces are very rare and few have survived until today.The Jade in this piece is beautifully carved to look like Buddha! The carving features ornate details of Buddha's face along with with a grin on it along with his signature big round belly! The Jade itself is a gorgeous light green color with beautiful darker green, and white striations that are absolutely gorgeous to look into!The gold work would of been completely hand crafted by a talented Art Deco gold smith! The gold work includes a thick yellow gold base that surrounds the beautiful Buddha carving and supports it perfectly.The pendant measures 1.25" long by 3/4" wide and is finished off with a large bale that should work perfectly with any necklace you have in mind for it!Antique and Vintage jewelry is disappearing at alarming rates. Unfortunately most of the jewelry from this time period has been lost or melted down over the years, please don't miss your chance to own this special piece of history!Any ring boxes or props in the image above are NOT included in your purchase. Item only.Age CircaC. 1920Accent Stone--Markings14kMain Stone Carat Weight/Color/ClarityGreenGram Weight4.3Accent Stone Carat Weight/Color/Clarity--Metal TypeYellow GoldStone CutsCarvedMetal Purity14kSizable by Your Local Jeweler--Ring Size--Item MeasurementsSee DescriptionMain StoneJadeNo Questions Asked 14 Day Return PolicyYES! Always*Due to the age of some of these pieces some items will not be stamped. The National Stamping Act was not enacted until 1906, before 1906 jewelry was not legally required to have a karat mark. This is one way to date items prior to the Art Nouveau time period.XRF-Spectrometer Gun : All of our jewelry is verified and guaranteed though an x-ray florescent-spectrometer test. This test conducts and determines the exact alloy content within the metal without damaging the piece like scratch and acid testing. Please be aware if you take an item to be tested by a jeweler, jewelers use scratch testing and electronic testing. These methods are only accurate 50% of the time, these are cheap, ineffective, and damaging ways to test to gold purity of an item. The XRF requires specialized training in order to correctly read the results. This is a $25,000 piece of equipment and is extremely accurate. Rest assured that what you are receiving is 100% accurate.Returns: No questions asked, no hassle, 14 days money bac... read more

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