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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Asian stone sculpture...?

« on: July 30, 2009, 12:55:17 am »

Looks like most think it is soapstone. That's what I was leaning towards. Wow, pre-1850's makes this all the more interesting. What is the best way to find out the true value of an item like this?

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Asian stone sculpture...?

« on: July 28, 2009, 03:22:56 am »

Thank you all for the input so far! Haha, yeah I could see how a child could have easily been the one to hide this there. When I found it there was just a small end of it sticking up out of the dirt (barely noticeable) way back in a corner that was awkward to get to...definitely a 'crawl' space. I plan on going to the local library to try and research the deed on the house and hopefully find out more.

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Antique Questions Forum / Asian stone sculpture...?

« on: July 25, 2009, 04:22:35 pm »

Hello, I am new to the site and have an interesting object which I believe is at least some what of an antique. It is a small stone sculpture/carving that from my research I think is either brown jade or soap stone. I am trying to find out more about what this really is and who might have made it and in what time period. It is a small sculpture that is about 2 inches tall, about 1 inch wide and a bit over 4 inches long. It weighs just over a 1/4 lb. It looks as though it does have some age to it. I found it about a year and half ago while doing some cleanup work in a crawl space underneath of a house in Northern California. No markings from an artist that I have been able to find yet. As for more of a description: It is what appears to be a mother laying down with child pulling her sleeve on her left and her handling a basket full of what I think are mushrooms on her right. It has nice little fine details to it if you look close; I hope my photos come out clearly enough to see. If anyone has any idea what this is, any information would be appreciated! Thanks!