Victorian Carved Mutton Fat Jade Guard Dog Pendant diamond ring with 935 silver marks indicating

with 935 silver marks indicating it was made in Germany

not obvious when worn

The shoulders feature deeply engraved scrolled motifs

and this particular example is one of the finest we've seen

and the generally sleek and smaller scale

Victorian Carved Mutton Fat Jade Guard Dog Pendant diamond ring with 935 silver marks indicatingDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 Cool Chinese carved jade dog pendant dating from the latter half of the 19th century. This colour of nephrite jade is highly prized in China, known as mutton fat (gross) jade it's found in shades ranging from translucent white to pale yellow. This dog's carved in a heavily stylised fashion, resting on its haunches with ears back and canines on full display. With drill hole to suspend on a cord, or alternatively we can have a