My Consignor inherited this beautiful ring from her mother who traveled extensively world wide and brought home gems from all over the world. This ring along with the matching earrings (sold) where bought from a trip to Hong Kong in the 1960s. It has the period style, with brutalist gold work that formed a high setting adorned a large natural lavender jadeite jade cabochon. the jade cabochon measures 20 x 15 mm and the ring sits above the finger approx. 15 mm. It is a size 5 3/4 and weighs a hefty 16 grams. The jade is completely natural and undyed with natural bloom in the stone. It has a subtle lavender color that is very mesmerizing. The stone demonstrates good translucency when against light. There are several white lines along the side, but these are lines or maybe planes of white inclusion in the stone. There are no cracks or chips. I have inspected carefully under magnifying glass and there are no seam on the stone, when run fingers over the lines, it feels completely smooth and is one complete stone. The surface of the stone do have an orange peel texture from age. The stone has a light yellow dint area about 3 x 3 mm on the side near the prone which is also natural characteristics of natural jade. The jade stone has been secured on the base with epoxy at certain point of time so that it won't fall out easily. All described has been photographed for your inspection. There is a little plaque on the back states 14K. Metal and jade stones have been checked with jewelers as stated. The ring will be shipped through FedEx due to the value. International buyers pays for VAT and import duties that will be charged under global shipping Shipping charge: Shipping included delivery confirmation and maybe insurance if final price over $50. Item over $250 includes signature confirmation. Combined Shipping: Additional item is no extra shipping or actual increment of shipping cost if heavy items are combined. Shipping time: I usually ship on Saturdays. So for some, I ship very quick if paid on Friday, and for those who made payments on a Saturday afternoon after P.O.s close, the shipping handling time could be a week -- that's why I don't list anything on Fridays, so that you have at least 24 hours to pay and I have 24 hours to pack. If you need your treasure shipped right away during the week, I can make arrangements -- please email for options. Returns: There are enough pictures plus text description to present the item (in my opinion) and to observe genuine auction spirit, no returns accepted unless misrepresented. My fixed price items follow the general retail rules that is satisfaction guaranteed and returns accepted within 3 days from item delivered. Please do not hesitate to email with questions if you feel more information is necessary. Stand not included