Victorian Nephritic Jade Lucky Kidney Bean Charm blue john French 18k gold control marks

French 18k gold control marks

Notably Queen Victoria inspired a charm bracelet trend among the European noble classes

Recently charm collections have had something of a resurgence once again

akin to the popular AEI (amity

Victorian Nephritic Jade Lucky Kidney Bean Charm blue john French 18k gold control marksDATE: 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