Vintage Good Fortune Jade Elephant Charm Necklace

Vintage Good Fortune Jade Elephant Charm NecklaceVintage Jade charm necklace, featuring a charming dark green Elephant. The elephant has been carved from a piece of Jade. Jade elephants are considered good fortune. Jade is the gemstone for the 12th wedding anniversary. In China, a pierced jade disc is a symbol of heaven. The Chinese character for jade is one of the oldest in written Chinese, dating to 2950 BC. It is the ultimate "Dream Stone," revered in ancient cultures, as well as today, to access

it was believed that wearing amethyst prevented drunkenness

Hope & Charity

The rings have been used in history to symbolise strength in unity

Necklace Length - 53cm / 21"

The difference in stones is not noticeable

The locket secures with a click

Stunning vintage Victorian gold brooch

bog oak or mother of pearl to carve cameos

A striking round brooch in a concentric circle pattern of facetted claw set paste stones in a gold tone metal mount with a closed back setting

This necklace would most likely have been brought back from Japan as a souvenir

the brooch features a bird who looks to be singing sitting on a branch

Piece of tortoiseshell piqué is tortoiseshell inlaid with silver and gold