Jubao Hall Auction House

On September 7, 2023 (Asian Treasures Auction) purchase was made, by us, of Lot # 0279. It was listed in bold in the catalog as-Pre Ming A Hetian Jade necklace with animal patterns and inlaid agate. When the artifact arrived we discovered that it was a relatively soft stone. Not jade. Scientifically and for legal purposes jade is either nephrite or jadeite. Both have very constant specific gravity's and measures of hardness based on the Mohs scale. In other words all other stones are not jade. Jubao feebly tried to say it was just a “different “Jade Lol. An object may be listed as-jade like jade type, jade color etc., but not stipulated as jade. That is unacceptable. Additionally, referencing the rest of the description, the object is specified as being Pre Ming, it is 20th century, not Pre Ming. Regardless, the listing is both scientifically inaccurate and ultimately illegal. Initially, I assumed that they had simply made a mistake. But they persisted and claiming it was an acceptable sort of softer jade and great age. We emailed Jubao Auction House on several occasions telling them that we wanted to return the piece for a full refund and they have failed to reply to us after the initial email in which they said NO REFUND. BEWARE of any purchases you make with this company.