#401 • Vietnamese Emperor Khai Dinh Study Hall (7) Jades

Part of Lunar New Year Royal Family Auction (timed auction by GWS Auctions)

Starting at $1.00

Status: Sold

Est. $10,000-$11,000 Vietnamese Emperor Khai Dinh Study Hall Collection of (7) Prehistoric Jades (From a Vietnamese Royal Family) - This impressive piece of imperial Vietnamese history is a collection of (7) prehistoric carved jade pieces discovered in Vietnam, which were kept in the Imperial study hall of Nguyen Emperor Khai Dinh. The collection includes: 2" x 1.5" green and russet jade rat, 2" x 2" brown jade double fish, 2" black jade dragon belt loop, 3" x 1.25" green and russet jade soldier, 2" x 1" white and russet jade beetle, 2.24" green jade dragon belt loop and 2" x 1" green and russet jade dragon talisman. This is an absolutely stunning piece of Vietnamese imperial history that truly belongs in a museum. This piece has excellent investment potential, as it is thought by experts around the world and avid collectors that due to the rapid modernization of Vietnam, Vietnamese antiques will within the next ten years be more valuable than Chinese antiques. According to some of the most expert collectors in the world, what used to sell for hundreds are now selling for tens of thousands. This piece comes from the estate of a Vietnamese Royal Family (the family now lives in the United States, and wishes to remain private as they still have relatives living in Vietnam).