Jade Necklaces

A 1960s vintage signed Gump's Siberian nephrite jade necklace, with generous length and vibrance. These beautiful, untreated jade beads are a trans...

Fantastic suite parure designed by Cartier. An exceptional and very rare parure set, created by the iconic jewelry house of Cartier, back in the 1969. This suite was designed with retro and modernist patterns and is composed by a pair of clips-on earrings and a drop necklace. Crafted as a unique piece, with exceptional craftsmanship as is expected from Cartier in solid yellow gold of 18 karats with highly textured finish. The earrings are fitted with posts (Removable) and French omega backs for fastening clips. The necklace is fitted with an integrated boxed push safety lock. Each element is emphasized in the reverse with the design of the iconic brand mark of the double C's. Gemstones: Mount with 16 cabochon cuts carved in ovals and pear shapes from natural black jade. Birthstone: Black Jade, for the month of March. Weight: Necklace 182.95 Grams, (117.27 Dwt.). Earrings 21.95 Grams (14.07 Dwt.). Size: The inside lenght of necklace is 16 Inches (40.6 Cm) plus the drop dangle section of 4 Inches (10.16 Cm). Measurements: Earrings 28 mm by 19 mm (1.10 x 0.75 Inches). The main drop element is 35 mm by 51 mm (1.38 x 2.0 Inches). Hallmarks: The three pieces are stamped with the maker's mark, the mark for the assay of the gold, the serial numbers for the necklace and earrings respectively and signed, "CARTIER 18 KT (Earrings )55540 & (Necklace) 53323". History This suite it belongs to the period of 1969 and 1970. In 1969, Michael Thomas became president of the New York City branch and was instrumental in hiring young designers who modernized the company’s lines such Cesar, Aldo Cipullo, Jean Dinh Van, Roger Lucas, Jean Mahie, and Lisa Sotilis...

A beautiful Swoboda necklace featuring a 3" round pendant with three dimensional Buddha and Sarus Crane. The legend of Prince Siddhartha rescuing and nursing to health the arrow shot...

Pendant in 18 karat yellow gold. In the shape of acorn this retro pendant is constituted of a cut plate jade retained by 2 chiselled pattern in gold such a cupule. The front is chise...

This magnificent vintage statement strand necklace features 63 round bead, genuine and natural nephrite jade stones neatly strung throughout. The lovely nephrite jades are GIA certif...

A vintage 14 karat yellow gold Chinese jade hololith pendant. This pendant features a light green jade circular hololith stone with Chinese characters in the center and suspended fro...

Vintage Jade carved with flowers & fish, 2” x 3/4”. Incredible craftsmanship. Chain is Malachite bead necklace 6.25 mm adorned with 14kt gold ...

Amazing silver collier by Arvo Saarela, with a variety of semiprecious stones, alternating with silver squares. Amethyst, chrysoprase, tigereye, jade and rose quartz come together in...

A striking pendant circa 1970 featuring an abstract motif hand carved Jadeite jade plaque adorned with diamonds. The pendant is set in 18 karat white gold. The estimated weight of the full cut round diamonds is 2.56 carats with a grade of GH color and VS clarity. The deep green jade carving...

Composed of 46 natural, untreated opaque Burmese jadeite jade beads in a soft bluish-green, this beautiful and understated necklace serves as "Exhibit A:" when it comes to demonstrating the unique and surprising beauty of jade. Because the necklace simply shouldn't be as magnificent as it is. After all, when it comes to jadeite jade, translucency is nearly —some would say even more— important than color. Jade can be so translucent that it becomes semi-transparent and you can read printed text right through the water-clear stone. Opaque jade such as the beads you see before you is generally considered less desirable. Keyword: generally. The color of the beads from a gem-lab point of view is "light green," but in reality the beads are more of a "soft powder blue." At least when you're indoors and not standing near a window. When you stand in the sun or sit in a chair beside that window, green somehow rises within the stone to overtake the blue and the beads now look to be more of a "light green" and not a "soft powder blue." The other thing I am wild about with respect to this necklace is the ability of these tenacious beads to absorb all the light they can and stubbornly refuse to relinquish it, as an opaque bead ought to. You see, the more opaque the stone, the more light simply reflects off its surface and back into your face. But these jade beads have just enough translucency to enable them to cling to whatever light reaches them and thus possess this very soft almost painterly glow. When I purchased this necklace the beads were strung on on an early nylon fishing line type of cord with the little 14k yellow beads between each bead and then the generic almond-shaped filigree gold clasp we have all seen endless times. The necklace troubled me because it is undignified for jade to be strung on fishing line. Though of course in the 1960s when this necklace was originally created, nylon was just the IT material. The beads (minus one) were restrung on thick natural silk cord and hand-knotted twice between each bead. The 14K yellow gold beads were then repositioned all together at the rear of the necklace. The original clasp has been replaced with an improved one. The resulting necklace is now ready for many years of wear and enjoyment. The beauty of jade can be arresting and immediate, such as when one is confronted with an imperial jade ring...

A unique talisman pendant from iconic designer David Webb. This vintage 1960's pendant features Jade, tiger's eye, onyx, and diamonds. There are 12 round brilliant cut diamonds that ...

Circa 1960s, 18k, Swiss. This fabulous sixties pendant features an innovative modernist design that blends organic with industrial. The delicate color and shape of the Jade ball be...