5086. Vintage Gold Brooch with Rock Crystal and Nephrite.

Vintage 14 carat gold brooch with carved rock crystal and nephrite. 

Rock crystal is a completely colorless and transparent variety of the quartz mineral, and is among the oldest known and most highly prized decorative stones to humanity. Due to its purity, brilliance, and excellent workability, it has played an important role in jewelry making, decorative arts, and object creation for centuries.