| Description: | A nice, vintage, complete chess set, hand carved in Jade of two colors. Natural, semi-translucent Jade, one side light Green the other light Brown. Pieces are stored in a nice box, unfolded into a chess board and stored inside a cardboard sleeve. Shows its age and a few pieces have minor loss of material and signs of being repaired over time. Overall, beautiful set.
A 14th-16th century Hetian jade chess set, Ming period, earned $80,000 in January 2019 at Empire Auction House, Inc. Photo courtesy of Empire Auction House, Inc. and LiveAuctioneers. Sold. 2021 |
