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Posted By: Tim Posted Date: Sep 12, 2008 (11:05 AM) |
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Message Thanks all for your opinions! I'm not sure about the pricing for the BC nephrite, and sorry about making the mistake on the pricing Anita, as I forgot the exact amount you told me from before. Everyone seems to make sense with their points, but unfortunately, without the proper scales and considering how large these pieces are I am unable to do a specific gravity test on them. Thus, they can be either serpentine or jade, though having passed the hardness test of a five point and I think a six point (Doesn't seem to scratch, but I'm never sure if I'm pushing too hard.) I would say this is probably nephrite and the Canadian version as Anita pointed out. I think I left off the hardness point test. In regards to nephrite pricing Bill, I believe the high cost of carved BC nephrite pieces in the USA & Canada can be attributed mainly to the artist's labor and cachet cost more so than the actual cost of the raw material, though like you said raw material is getting more scarce, so the prices is going up. Perhaps best compared to the Hawaiian hardwood Koa, which in the 1980's sold for about $6.00 a board foot, well I was in a exotic hardwood store yesterday and it's going for $40.00 b.f. Thanks! Post a Response |
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