Victorian Nephritic Jade Lucky Kidney Bean Charm chalcedony with signs of wear commensurate

with signs of wear commensurate with age

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so the extent that anyone who gazed upon her face would instantly turn to stone

all we've done is add the gold posts and backs to breathe new life into old stones

set with an exceptionally finely detailed micromosaic bunny

Victorian Nephritic Jade Lucky Kidney Bean Charm chalcedony with signs of wear commensurateDATE: Victorian, c. 1890 Remarkable little lucky bean pendant carved from a single piece of nephrite jade. The stone takes its name from the Greek lapis nephriticus (literally "kidney stone") and was, accordingly, once believed to be a cure for (you guessed it) kidney stones. I'm not certain if it's an example of (quite excellent) 19th century humour, or whether it really was made and worn to help with someone's ailing kidneys Surely the fact this