Victorian Nephritic Jade Lucky Kidney Bean Charm blue john and in 9 karat gold

and in 9 karat gold throughout

Welsh dragon

Recently charm collections have had something of a resurgence once again

but we think they make great pendants paired with a fine chain

Victorian Nephritic Jade Lucky Kidney Bean Charm blue john and in 9 karat goldDATE: 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