Some soapstone items can break the $100,000 mark at auction, but these are generally more artistically carved objects, not made for export, and are in the Chinese taste.

The Chinese soapstone carving belonging to E. P. is better carved than most and the color of the soapstone is attractive. In our opinion it should be insured for between $200 and $300 if it is in ...

Soapstone can be found carved into figures (human, animal and mythological), table screens, lamp bases, seals, boxes, brush pots, covered vessels or jars, plaques, disks, cups, bookends and in ...

The Chinese soapstone carving belonging to E.P. is better carved than most, and the color of the soapstone is attractive. In our opinion, it should be insured for between $200 and $300 if it is in ...

A Chinese emperor's soapstone seal, used to stamp his approval, sold for £15m The four-inch high seal went for three times the expected price in Hong Kong The price of Chinese art has rocketed as ...

One such instance came in 2022, when a soapstone seal carved for the Qing dynasty Emperor Qianlong (1711-1799) was sold by Sotheby's auction house for a record HK$153.3 million (US$19.5 million).

According to the Customs Trade Report of Wenchow, Qingtian's soapstone exports weighed 4.8 (metric) tons in 1880. By 1913, annual exports peaked at an impressive 400 tons, which is a huge amount ...

The Chinese soapstone carving belonging to E. P. is better carved than most and the color of the soapstone is attractive. In our opinion it should be insured for between $200 and $300 if it is in ...