Gump's San Francisco Signet Rings

This is the classic, iconic and nearly-impossible-to-find Gump's jade ring and it features a luminous light apple green cabochon of natural jadeite ja...

This is an iconic black jade ring from Gump's San Francisco featuring an oval cabochon of natural and untreated black jade. This style of jade ring has prov...

This is the classic, iconic and nearly-impossible-to-find Gump's jade ring and it features a luminous forest-green cabochon of natural nephrite jade. Crafted in 14k yellow gold and fully hallmarked, this is exactly the ring I picture when I think of a "Gump's jade ring" or, indeed, a "jade ring." As far as I'm concerned, there simply isn't a superior design for a jade ring. The perfection of this setting is that it puts the jade stone forward with only a single prong north and south and the shoulders cunningly become bezels, clamping the stone into position with unrelenting security,. It's a masterful design not just because it is so beautiful and simple but also because it is such a durable design that it assures the ring will travel from one generation to the next unscathed. Gump's of San Francisco was an iconic and somewhat eccentric retailer that dates to California's goldrush-era. The store became famous worldwide for their fine jewelry, especially their jade. One of the founder's children, Richard, took over the store in the late 1940s. Richard was a connoisseur and authority on Chinese jade. His book, Stone of Heaven arguably remains the definitive text on jade. Gump's magnificent jade jewels...