This estate jade necklace with diamonds crafted in 18k white gold on a supporting silver chain weighs 5.5g and measures 17.5 inches long. This alluring estate jade and diamond necklace of Oriental inspiration comprises a custom carved jade plaque measuring 30mm long, 16mm wide and 5mm deep, graded 'tones of apple-green' color. This immaculately custom carved plaque depicts foliate inspired carvings in alluring pastel green, enriched by the natural beauty of the texture inherent in the structure of jade. The ornately designed bale of stylized ovular format is connected to the jade plaque by means of a white gold hook, veiled by an absorbing figure-eight silhouette cumulatively adorned with 0.10cts of full-cut diamonds graded K color and SI clarity range. The supporting silver-plated chain secures with a spring-ring clasp.

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

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