This Art Deco jade necklace with 18k white gold clasp outfitting weighs 74.8g and measures 18.5 inches long, 16mm wide and 12mm deep. This alluring Art Deco necklace comprises 39 silk-strung round jadeite beads ranging from 9 to 12mm in diameter, graded 'light to medium apple-green' color. This elegantly simple Art Deco necklace enriched by the natural beauty of the texture inherent in jadeite, features a highly ornate ovular plaque measuring 40mm long and 15mm wide, veiling the slide-in tongue and groove clasp, immaculately custom carved to depict an Oriental inspired, naturalistic floral design, enhanced by the alluring and enriched green nuances of jadeite. This intriguing plaque is protected by an 18k white gold, meticulously scalloped frame, secured by means of delicate claw-prongs. Jade is the generic term for two different gems, nephrite and jadeite, both of which were regarded as the same stone until the beginning of the 19th century when gemologists discovered that despite great resemblances they were two distinct gemstones. Jadeite, the raw material for jade, is rarer and therefore more precious than nephrite. Jadeite is found in China, Russia and Guatemala, but the most highly prized stones come from Burma or Myanmar, as it is known today. Although undetectable to the naked eye and securely set, the carved jade clasp is cracked across the center.
As early as 3000 B.C., Jade was known in China as 'yu' meaning 'The Royal Gem' preserving its significance throughout the long history of Chinese art and culture, not unlike the impact of gold and diamonds in the West. The Chinese continue to regard jade as a symbol of ‘The Good, the Beautiful, and the Precious' which embodies the Confucian virtues of wisdom, justice, compassion, modesty, and courage. Jade is a fascinating gemstone with a great range of colors encompassing not only shades of green, but also nuances of white, gray, black, yellow, orange and delicate violet tones. As a rule, its value is determined on the basis of color intensity, vivacity of texture, clarity and transparency. In green jade alone, the connoisseurs differentiate between seven distinct qualities from the intense to light green shades. Whereas in Europe and the USA the green array of jade color is more widely known, in the Far East pure white or a ‘fine yellow with delicate pink undertone’ is highly valued. In the world of jewelry, the fine violet nuances of ‘lavender jade’ are also popular. Representing energy and beauty, the traditional and the modern are symbolically and harmoniously combined within jade while gemstone therapy identifies jade as having the ability to stimulate creativity and mental ability at the same time as balancing and harmonizing.
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