Light green and brown stones make up a matched pair of peony flowers. Hand made with natural stones.The flowers are composed of petals made from pale green stone that resembles jade, but we dona€?t believe is authentic jadeite or nephrite. The flower buds are made from especially nice stones. The leaves are made from a brown stone. Both the petals and the leave have small dark inclusions. The leaves also have carved veining. The pieces have rounded or sharp edges depending if they are leaves or petals. The stone does not have the stark, highly machine polished finish of modern stones, but rather has the soft hand-polished look found on older, pre-industrial Chinese gems.The wire and wood stems have been wrapped with blue silk thread. The stamens, which pop out of nice stone cylinders. are held on wires with coral coloredMEASUREMENTSOne peony measures approximately 6 ??a€ (16.5 cm) long x 5 ??a€ (14 cm) wide x 3a€ (7.6 cm) tall. The other peony measures approximates 7 ??a€ (18.4 cm) long x 5a€ (12.7 cm) wide x 2 ??a€ (5.7 cm) tall. Total weight 1 lb 3 oz (535 g)CONDITIONThe tips of four leaves on one peony being broken, and the blue threads that wrap the pipe on both flowers are fraying. Otherwise, the peonies are in very good condition.The colors and quantity of the jade is impressive. So much hand work and artistry went into these flowers. The flowers look lovely just resting on a table.Item ID: V-1028