Components

Centerpiece pendant with drusy gastropod by Kia

Petrified wood carving by Gary Wilson

Handmade glass beads by Karen Ovington

Copper shell by Gail Crosman-Moore

Pyrite in quartz specimen by Eidos

Crop circle flint, fossil turtle chalcedony, Fossil Indonesian coral beads

Brass beads, freshwater pearls, abalone, etched agate

Sterling specimen setting, vermeil and gold-filled findings

Necklace is signed, numbered, dated

Length: 23" - 30.5" (58 cm - 77.5 cm) Shown on model at shortest length
Weight: 14.3 oz (404 gm)

Earring drop length: 1.75" (4 cm)
Earring weight: 3.6 gm ea (a nickel weighs about 5 gm)

Item #690 - Sold

Drusy Gastropod Necklace and Earrings

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This piece was a special order. My customer asked if I would be willing to work with Kia's pendant and the brass beads she had that complemented it so perfectly. Of course! She likes complex, rich compositions, she is especially fond of fossils and unusual objects. I made the specimen setting to resemble a jellyfish to reflect the marine theme of the gastropod, the copper shell, the Indonesian fossil coral, the abalone and the little fossil turtle. You can see from the photo of the back of the setting that the element serves as a spacer for the multiple strands. Rollover the top photo to see a key describing the various components.