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Worked in gold rather than silver and set with jade, this necklace shows Spratling reaching for his most precious materials, the green stone with deep roots in Mexico's Pre-Columbian past set against warm gold. Jade carried ancient associations in Mesoamerican adornment, and pairing it with gold places the piece at the luxury end of the workshop's output.
The necklace is recorded in Phyllis M. Goddard's Spratling Silver: A Field Guide. Gold-and-jade pieces are an uncommon part of Spratling's work and are rarely seen at market.
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