{"product_id":"gold-vermeil-wire-wrapped-amber-oval-cabochon-necklace","title":"Gold Vermeil Wire Wrapped Amber Oval Cabochon Necklace","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmber is not a mineral. It is time made solid, the fossilised resin of ancient trees, hardened over millions of years into a material that sits somewhere between organic and geological. The oldest specimens date back over 300 million years, and Baltic amber, the most prized variety, formed from the forests of northern Europe between 35 and 50 million years ago. Its colour ranges from pale champagne to deep cognac, the variation determined by the degree of oxidation and the conditions of preservation. It is warm to the touch in a way that stone is not, and it carries within it a record of the world as it was before human memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmber has been worn and traded for longer than almost any other material used in jewellery. Ancient Greeks called it elektron, the origin of the word electricity, because of the static charge it produces when rubbed. It was carried as a protective talisman across cultures from the Baltic to the Mediterranean, burned as incense, ground into medicine, and given as gifts of significance. Its warmth, its rarity, and its age have always made it something more than ornament.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn crystal and energy work, amber is associated with warmth, vitality, and the solar plexus chakra, the energy centre governing confidence, personal power, and the sense of self. It is said to carry a sunny, uplifting energy that draws out negativity and replaces it with clarity and optimism. It is also associated with protection, particularly of the emotional body, and with the kind of deep, steady warmth that comes from feeling grounded and at ease in oneself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe oval cabochon is one of the most considered cuts in jewellery. Smooth, domed, and unhurried, it allows the full depth and warmth of the amber to speak without interruption. The form is classic and quietly confident, a shape that has been used in fine jewellery for centuries precisely because it lets the stone do the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis pendant features an amber oval cabochon, wire-wrapped by hand in gold vermeil; sterling silver with a thick layer of 24K gold, the warm gold tone of the wire a natural complement to the honey tones of the amber. The wire wrap holds the stone securely while allowing its colour and warmth to remain fully visible. The handmade quality of the wrapping gives this piece a character that cannot be replicated by machine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinished on an 18 inch gold vermeil\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e satellite chain; a fine chain with tiny gold vermeil microbeads spaced along its length.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHandcrafted at Rachel Hartley Atelier. Arrives gift-ready.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComplete the look with the matching \u003ca href=\"\/products\/wire-wrapped-amber-earrings-gold-vermeil\"\u003eWire Wrapped Amber Earrings | Gold Vermeil\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rachel Hartley Atelier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64936359297373,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1061\/2909\/7053\/files\/image3_908b382e-4abc-4d7b-ba30-81755d8255d6.jpg?v=1781030475","url":"https:\/\/rachelhartley.co.uk\/products\/gold-vermeil-wire-wrapped-amber-oval-cabochon-necklace","provider":"Rachel Hartley Atelier","version":"1.0","type":"link"}