Jade Court Necklace

The old stories say the sea keeps what it takes. Once, it gave something back.

After a storm, a woman found a pearl in the grass above the tide line. It flashed pink and blue when she turned it in her hand. She wore it above a Celtic knot so the sea would know where to find her again.

I made Jade Court for the woman in that story. A freshwater coin pearl sits at the center of the shorter chain, where its rippled surface catches little flashes of pink and blue as you move. Below it, a longer strand of genuine green Jade is punctuated by ornate silver-toned beads. The grooves in those beads echo the raised lines of the Celtic knot, drawing your eye down to the pendant.

The two strands are staggered so you can see the pearl, the jade, and the knot in turn. Follow one of the looping lines in the pendant with your eye and you’ll find yourself right back where you began.

For whoever has stood at the water’s edge and felt like something on the other side knew their name.

Handmade by The Aurora Jewelry Co.
Length · 17½″ pearl strand and 20″ jade strand.

For the Beautifully Unusual.