Victorian Nephritic Jade Lucky Kidney Bean Charm chalcedony Here's the breakdown:

Here's the breakdown:

W&Co maker's mark

with the cross denoting the start/end of the repetition

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

The lid features a wild boar

Victorian Nephritic Jade Lucky Kidney Bean Charm chalcedony Here's the breakdown:DATE: 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