Turquoise Petals Necklace

Turquoise Petals NecklaceA very cute and dainty vintage silver and turquoise necklace. The turquoise is reconstituted (small bits and chips leftover from other jewelry processes mixed together and set in resin), and is framed by silver closed back bezels. The stones' blue green color and variation in tone create a visually dynamic, almost micro mosaic effect with a lot of depth to each little petal. There are 7 petals four little leaf shapes draped horizontally and three

The letters F and I are the initials of Ferdinand and Isabella

the links are 4mm wide

I personally like a bit of patina

with a slightly worn

Just a great example of how small

but were made in Italy

so I went with that

I love that this duo makes you do a double take and look a little more closely: the same shape but in different sizes

and will go with everything in your closet

circa 1900

with lots of open links so you could easily add more charms to it

but with the drop they feel a bit more interesting and less serious than a stud would