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Subject:help with id serpentine Chinese tea pot
Posted By: Ivan Thu, Jun 14, 2012 IP: 108.45.135.75

Can someone confirm if this is material is Serpentine and what era could it be. I am surmising that it is hand carved. please advise and thank you in advance

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Subject:Re: help with id serpentine Chinese tea pot
Posted By: Cal Thu, Jun 28, 2012

Also not a teapot. With strange end of spout shape, not even practical use like water dropper.

Good luck,
Cal

Subject:Re: help with id serpentine Chinese tea pot
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Thu, Jun 14, 2012

This is quite new. Did you do the scratch test?
Ernest

Subject:Re: help with id serpentine Chinese tea pot
Posted By: Ivan Sat, Jun 16, 2012

I did do scratch test with steal dental pick and it did not scratch.??????

Subject:Re: Re: help with id serpentine Chinese tea pot
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Mon, Jun 18, 2012

Put enough pressure on until it shows black or white
Ernest

Subject:Re: Re: help with id serpentine Chinese tea pot
Posted By: Ivan Mon, Jun 25, 2012

It is serpentine can you tell me more about the design

Subject:Re: Re: Re: help with id serpentine Chinese tea pot
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Mon, Jun 25, 2012

Serpentine.. age up to 20 years old.
Ernest

Subject:Re: Re: Re: help with id serpentine Chinese tea pot
Posted By: james Fri, Jun 29, 2012

It looks like jade to me,not serpentine.Most probably 19th century or early 20th century.Try to do scretch test with sharp object,when it is not scretch,it might be jade.Do not do so much preassure on scretching,this type of jade is fragile except for nephrite.Maybe you can ask the jade expert Larry,email : artfiber1@yahoo.com,he owns a jade factory

Subject:Re: Re: Re: Re: help with id serpentine Chinese tea pot
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Sun, Jul 01, 2012


>>this type of jade is fragile except for nephrite<<

Larry, please give us the name for this "type of Jade"
Thanks
Ernest

Subject:Re: help with id serpentine Chinese tea pot
Posted By: james Sun, Jul 01, 2012

Larry,email : artfiber1@yahoo.com,he owns a jade factory



Subject:Re: Re: help with id serpentine Chinese tea pot
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Mon, Jul 02, 2012

Art-fiber ?? Really....
Ernest


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