Opal Necklace with Gold Filled Trigger Clasp sapphire knotted necklace The “ideal” Pearl is perfectly

The “ideal” Pearl is perfectly round and smooth

usually known in the trade as Sky Blue Topaz

* Height : 12"

Some of the earliest hand wound glass beads that entered the African Trade were created in Holland

The beads were carried into Mali via early Dutch Traders and were sometimes also referred to as Dutch East India Company Trade Beads

Opal Necklace with Gold Filled Trigger Clasp sapphire knotted necklace The “ideal” Pearl is perfectlyOpal Necklace with Gold Filled Trigger Clasp Length : Approx. 17" W Gold Filled Clasp Bead Size Approx. : 4 x 7mm to 5 x 14mm Knotted with silk cord Handcrafted at Beads of Paradise NYC The gemstone Opal is the official October birthstone. Opal is related to quartz, although it is much softer due to its high water content. As light enters the Opal, it bends around the edges of tiny particles of hydrated silica, "chips" of silicon and oxygen suspended