QuestionQUESTION: i have a jade dagger i bought from thailand that is 36.5 cm long and weighs just over half a kilogram, it has white, gold and green jade through it. i was wondering if you would be able to tell me roughly what it is worth please
ANSWER: HI JAMES,
YOUR JADE DAGGER SOUNDS LIKE A NICE PIECE. WITHOUT ACTUALLY SEEING IT I CANNOT GIVE YOU A ROUGH ESTIMATE OF VALUE. THERE ARE MANY JADE IMMITATORS AND MANY QUALITIES OF JADE. THERE ARE EVEN TWO KINDS OF JADE (JADEITE AND NEPHRITE). WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO VERIFY THE TYPE AND COLORS THE RANGE COULD BE SO WIDE THAT IT WOULD BE MEANINGLESS. TRY A LOCAL DEALER TO VERIFY THE QUALITY AND OTHER ASPECTS OF THE PIECE. THAY WOULD BE ABLE TELL YOU BETTER THAN I CAN WITHOUT SEEING IT.
THANKS
PETER
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QUESTION: hi peter, thanks for getting back to me so quickly. is it possible for me to send you some photos of it, would that help at all? because i have tried to find a local expert and there aren't any i have come across.
ANSWER: HI AGAIN JAMES,
PHOTOS WOULD HELP BUT I COULD STILL NOT POSITIVELY I.D. THE MATERIAL FROM A PHOTO. AS A MATTER OF FACT I'M LEAVING FOR THAILAND ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SEND ME A PHOTO(S) AND I MAY BE ABLE TO FIND A COMPARABLE PIECE. WHERE DID YOU GET IT? HOW MUCH DID YOU PAY FOR IT? THIS WOULD HELP ME CONSIDERABLY BUT STILL NOT ENOUGH FOR A POSITIVE I.D. MY EVALUATION WOULD BE ONLY A VERY ROUGH ESTIMATE. IF THAT IS O.K. WITH YOU, THEN SEND ALONG SOME PHOTOS AND I'LL DO THE BEST I CAN. THANKS
PETER
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QUESTION: hi again peter, my jade dagger is from Mae Sai at the 'Jade factory' (opposite maesai police station). i hope the photo i have put in help. but i couldnt upload more than 1 photo at a time. a very rough estimate will satisfy my curiosity for now. thanks again james
AnswerHI JAMES,
FROM WHAT I CAN TELL IT DOES LOOK LIKE A JADITE CARVING. THE WEIGHT WOULD HELP A LITTLE. HOWEVER IT SHOULD BE IN THE RANGE OF $250 TO $2500. SORRY I CAN'T BE MORE SPECIFIC I NEED TO HAVE A LOT MORE INFO AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE ACTUAL PIECE IN MY HANDS TO TEST IT AND MAKE SURE IT IS JADITE. NOT JADITE = APPROXIMATELY $250, JADITE = APPROXIMATELY $2,500.00 .
PETER
