A pair of genuinely antique late Qing circa 1900 Dynasty Chinese earrings with hand carved mutton fat nephrite jade in fine gilt silver.
The nephrite in these earrings is a consistent white throughout being the most desirable color and rarest color for nephrite jade. It is completely translucent and has been hand carved beautifully with pierced sections through the carving.
Each earring measures 3" long by 1" wide (76mm x 26mm).
Together the pair weigh approximately 19.8 grams. Each earring therefore weighing around 9.9 grams.
They are unmarked and testing has shown they are pure silver.
The pair are in good condition overall. The mutton fat jade carvings are in excellent condition. There is some wear to the gilded finish on the silver commensurate with the age and authenticity of these earrings. The silver being almost pure silver is quite soft and the earring hooks are slightly bent and slightly different on each side to be expected for this precious metal in it's pure state.
These are an exceptionally rare pair of genuinely antique Chinese earrings with exceptional mutton fat jade drops.
They will be sent in a presentation box ready for gifting and for safe keeping.
