Ming’s of Honolulu Jade & Pearl Floral Ring

Ming’s built its name on flowers, and this cluster ring is the house in miniature. In 14K yellow gold, it gathers translucent jade — a pale green that turns toward bluish-grey as the light moves — with lustrous cultured pearls into a floral cluster, the signature Ming’s marriage of jade, pearl, and gold. What set Ming’s apart was exactly this restraint and naturalism: not the heavy, ornate jade jewelry of other makers, but delicate, botanical, almost painterly arrangements that looked grown rather than assembled. At over 15 grams it’s a substantial ring, solid and satisfying on the hand, signed inside with the Ming’s name and 14K, in excellent condition, a size 6. Jade this translucent is the grade collectors want, and paired with Ming’s design pedigree it becomes something special. A garden for the finger, from Hawaii’s most storied jeweler.