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A beautiful piece of light green, frosty-patterned kokopu jade found in the Kokatahi River by our carver, this pendant has been thinned down to produce a lightweight freeform pendant that retains most of the form of the original pebble from which it was carved. It features a light clear green augmen...

A close cousin to nephrite jade, Serpentine is a far more common stone that is often disregarded. However, as this piece shows, it can from time to time demonstrate some really attractive forms and patterns. This example sports a slight translucency and a swirled, cloud-like pattern in a range of so...

Little pebbles of jades for big cats, medium dogs, or for a flashier keyring.

During the formation process, nephrite jade sometimes becomes exposed to higher temperatures than normal. When this occurs, some of the jade converts into a different material called diopside, which can be interspersed with the jade and create vivid patterns within it. This pendant is carved from a ...

Vastly underestimated by most people, grey as a colour is one of the few tones that suits itself to wear with practiclly any outfit. So naturally, when our carver got hold of a richly-patterned block of grey jade suited to the making of bangles, they had to devote themselves to making at least one. ...

Well-known in local jade carving circles for the schistose, layered shingles of jade commonly found there, this piece of stone comes from the Griffin Creek deposit of New Zealand's West Coast. A thin shingle of stone that sports strong flower patterns, it's extremely lightweight for its otherwise si...

A kind of piedmontite schist found in the South Island here in New Zealand, aroha stone is relatively rare and thus seldom seen in jewellery. It is, however much esteemed among the Maori community, who have historically particularly appreciated its bold red to purple colour scheme. Taken from the in...

Sourced from the famously re-discovered Olmec jadeite source in Guatemala, this gorgeously-translucent piece shows the beautiful blue-silver tones of Luna and Princessa jadeites, as well as the orange highlights that the rind of the stones can produce in pendants from which it's not totally excluded...

Also known as shining cuckoo jade, pipiwharauroa is any jade that demonstrates the silvery light effect known as chatoyancy - just as the feathers of the shining cuckoo do. It embodies tones everywhere from the paler greens and green-blues, as in this piece, through to rich and dark greens and greys...

A goodly-sized platter perfect for displaying or for holding prized treasures, this large and beautifully ornamental bowl is carved from a piece of bowenite or tangiwai found in Nelson's Cobb River area. The stone is of such high quality that it rings when struck, and the finish is glassy. A torch w...

One of the rarest colours in nephrite jade is black jade - which is actually just so dark green as to appear black when raw or polished. Black jade pieces can reveal their true, deep-green hue at their edges, especially when these are held to the light. And while some of the finest black jades in th...

Carved from the end-piece of a beautiful boulder of what is most likely a chlorite schist, this decorative piece showcases the form of a pear-like fruit, complemented beneath by a small tuft of leaves from the host tree. Its white body colour with ticked green flecking is reminiscent of the peel of ...

A vividly patterned disc pendant carved from a piece of South Westland blue jade, this striking little pendant sports vivid patterning of green lands and blue seas that almost makes it look like a little map of a planet's surface. And though speckled with small hammer-marks from the stone's journey ...

A stone demonstrating a wide range of pink, purple and earth tones, rhodonite is found in a few places along New Zealand's West Coast, including the Arahura and Hokitika Rivers. This material was found in Akatore near Dunedin, and demonstrates complex patterning and a broad and earthy colour palette...

An unusual example of mottled jadeite from Guatemala that nevertheless has a frosty bluish cast when held to the light, this piece suggested the form of a leaf from the moment it was studied. And as its carving made it look ever more like a leaf carved from frost and snow, our carver decided to call...

Many cultures around the world possess myths and legends of spirits of the natural world: sprites, satyrs, elementals or fairies. One of the prevalent myths of Europe is that of the Wild Man of the Woods, also known as the Wood Wose, whose tale likely evolved from earlier myths of forest spirits or ...

A simple and naturalistic pebble-form pendant carved from a piece of jade found in the Hokitika River, this inexpensive pendant showcases frosted, cloud-like patterns through the body of the olive-hued pebble from which it was shaped. It features a high gloss that shows off its interior colours to b...

Guatemala is well-known these days for producing some beautiful jadeite jades - and none more so than the blues found in the deposit mined by the Olmecs centuries ago and lost to the world for some three hundred years. This pendant is carved from a beautiful piece of Princessa blue jadeite showing t...

With its pale olive tones and schillered surface, this pendant is an example of what we call schistose jade - a nephrite jade possessing a layered structure that allows light to reflect between its layers, creating a mild shimmering surface appearance. Such jade is significantly less expensive than ...

Named for the chatoyant feathers of the shining cuckoo, pipiwharauroa is a term used to describe any shade of nephrite jade that demonstrates the silvery, moving light effect in the body of the stone known as chatoyancy. This pendant show this quality quite strongly, with its grey-green body tone cr...

Carved from a frosty little pebble found by our carver in the Styx River on New Zealand's West Coast, this simple pendant has been shaped to embody the form of the pebble from which it's been carved. It's a simple piece in an inexpensive stone, and possesses a frosty pale green colouration coupled w...

A beautiful stone found in many places along the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, aroha stone is known for its rich red and purple tones, which are often contrasted with white patches and accents of apricot and sunset hues from nearby iron deposits. This piece comes from a richly toned aroh...

Known as tangiwai to the Maori, meaning tear-water, bowenite is a stone most often associated with funereal jewellery in Maori tradition. However, many Maori communities actually prized it even more than nephrite jade for its uses in jewellery. Most commonly possessing green and blue hues, very few ...

Showing a more mottled tone than is commonly seen in a lot of jadeites from Guatemala, this lovely piece of Olmec blue jadeite has been formed into a simple freeform pendant of considerable length - perfect for the tall wearer who wants a truly substantial piece for themselves. Its mottled, cloud-li...