Arts and Crafts Era Silver Operculum Collar Necklace murrle bennet Substantial

Substantial

The locket measures 72 mm top to bottom including the bale and 40

Lovely for day

The reverse of the brooch has a jump ring which probably originally held a safety chain

Throughout time wars have been fought

Arts and Crafts Era Silver Operculum Collar Necklace murrle bennet SubstantialThis necklace feels like something discovered rather than made, as though the sea itself had a hand in its creation. Each operculum shell, natures own perfect spiral, holds a quiet, ancient power, its soft creams, mossy greens, and warm amber tones swirling inward like a held breath. Worn close to the neck, the effect is mesmerizing and deeply sensual, organic in a way that Arts and Crafts era jewelers understood instinctively. This is not ornament