13.82 Ct.Tw.Total Carat Weight Cabochon Jade Pair from Burma (Myanmar)

Two slender leaves of green, carved from the heart of Burma, arrive as a matched pair that feels like a secret whispered between earth and hand. Weighing 6.44 carats and 7.38 carats respectively, these marquise shaped jades measure 29.54 x 6.90 x 3.69 mm, and 30.07 x 7.00 x 3.96 mm, each one a graceful silhouette of light and verdant memory. Their medium intense color is a song of spring, a green that is neither loud nor shy, but steady and true, and their eye clean clarity invites you to look deeper without distraction. Cabochon cut, with a silky dome and an excellent polish, these stones hold no enhancement, no artifice, only the patient generosity of nature, and the careful hands that set the rhythm of their form. From the storied soils of Myanmar they come, carrying the weight of place, and the quiet certainty of something beautiful and unaltered.

Imagine them resting along a finger, long and elegant, each marquise curve catching the light like a blade of grass turning in a slow breeze. The cabochon cut lends them a soft radiance, a surface that breathes and reflects in wide, luminous strokes rather than in fractured sparks. The green pools inward toward the center of each stone, and when you tilt them the hue gathers and moves as if a small forest dwells beneath the surface. Their dimensions make them noticeable but refined, a presence that complements a hand without overwhelming it, and their smoothness invites touch, the kind of touch that returns, again and again, to feel the cool, polished skin of jade warmed by familiar fingers. These are not just gems to be seen, they are companions to be kept near, talismans of continuity and quiet joy.

To appreciate them is to understand the subtlety of cutting techniques, the choices that turn rough jade into an object of intimacy. The cabochon cut chosen for these marquise jades emphasizes curve and continuity, a technique that requires the cutter to honor the natural flow of the material. Instead of breaking light into angular facets, the cabochon invites light to glide across a continuous plane, revealing depth and the mineral grain within. Achieving the marquise cabochon, especially in elongated proportions, is a study in restraint and skill. The cutter must thin the edges enough to create the sharp, tapered points that define the marquise silhouette, while preserving a sufficient central dome to hold color and life. Each pass of the wheel, each graded sanding across finer and finer abrasives, is guided by an understanding of the stone s internal structure, a knowledge earned by years of working with jade that resists certain pressures and rewards careful patience. By contrast, faceted cuts rely upon precise geometry and mirrored planes to scatter light, an approach that can make some gemstones dazzle, but would break the serene, internal glow that makes jade so beloved. The artisans who shaped these pieces balanced weight and proportion, symmetry and organic motion, to produce a cabochon polish so even, and a surface so refined, that the stones seem almost to glow from within, the result of meticulous hand work rather than the impatient pass of a machine.

These paired marquise jades from The Natural Gemstone Company are more than measurements and grades, they are an invitation to begin a small, enduring story. Untreated and sincere, they carry the provenance of Burma, and the care of cutters who chose to celebrate jade s natural voice with the cabochon technique. Picture them set as companion stones flanking a central gem, or paired as mirror drops that sway with the rhythm of daily life, each glance a reminder of the quiet beauty that comes from patience and respect. They are gifts for moments that matter, tokens of promises spoken in soft tones, and keepsakes meant to travel through years with dignity. In every polished curve there is a memory of the land that birthed them, and of the hands that coaxed them into form, offering you something ancient and living, ready to become part of the story you carry forward.