Jade & Gold Earrings

Bold 40s/50s design with nice colour JadeA semi-precious stone that ranges in colour. Translucent jade is more highly valued than opaque jade. Jade is often cabochon cut. Stones with imperfections are usually carved. Two different minerals are known as jade: jadeite and nephrite. The Chinese have prized jade for thousands of years and regard it as having medicinal properties when worn or ingested a… stones framed by 14ct58.5% pure gold (or 585 parts pure gold to 415 parts other metals) Gold stylized rope motif.