Antique Chinese jadeite buttons and red coral earrings. erja922

These earrings feature two beautiful old and unique Chinese carved  and pierced green jade triangular button ornaments once used as sew-on ornaments to hats and clothing. 3 lines of tiny antique Chinese coral beads dangle from the bottom of the ornaments.  A small coral bead connects to sterling silver ear wires.. Earring drop is 1.25 x .75 inches. These earrings are made from jade and coral sourced from Hong Kong in the 1970s.

The tiny coral beads come from antique beaded Mandarin court hat ornaments

Carved jade buttons  have been made in China for almost 2,000 years... each is hand carved.

They were used as pendants, earrings, buttons or attached to ladies hair ornament