With its strong appeal to Asian collectors, the gemstone has seen huge growth in value; jewellery expert Sze Sze of Poly Auction Hong Kong takes us through the basics of appreciating jadeite and ...
The historically important Hutton-Mdi-vani jadeite necklace fashioned out of 27 beads reputedly from the Qing Dynasty's (1644-1911) imperial court sold at Sotheby's this week for HK$214 million ...
Anna Hu's Dunhuang Pipa Necklace, commissioned by Sotheby's, sells for US$ 5,780,056(HK$ 45,348,000) at its Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite Auction in Hong Kong and dazzles the world with the new-set ...
Only available from Myanmar and traditionally cherished in imperial China, where quality green gemstones were believed to be a symbol of purity, jadeite has been less well known elsewhere – until now ...
A jadeite necklace once owned by U.S. retail heiress Barbara Hutton was bought by the Cartier Collection at a Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong on Monday evening for 214 million Hong Kong dollars ...
As the Qing declined in the late 19th century, many imperial treasures were taken out of the palaces and some like these beads, ended up in Europe fashioned into haute joaillerie by Cartier in the ...