Antique BAltic Amber Stone 18 Karat Gold Necklace

Special Bronze hand made necklace with antique pieces of baltic amber. All Giulia Colussi jewelry is new and has never been previously owned or worn. Each...

Rare antiques carved agate 18k Gold gr 23,50 fresh water pearls adjustable necklace. All Giulia Colussi jewelry is new and has never been previously ow...

Substantial 72.6 gram natural yellow amber and 14K yellow gold bead necklace composed of twenty seven attracive oval amber beads with 14K yellow gold spacer beads. Excellent color with desirable variegation refered to as egg yolk. Amber beads: 29mm to 10mm, graduated Length: 25 inches Weight: 72.6 grams Tested for 14K gold spacer beads and clasp Condition: Very Good Amber is fossilized tree resin which has been prized as a gemstone since antiquity. It has been used as jewelry from 13,000 years ago with amber ornaments having been discovered in Mycenean tombs. Amber and amber extracts have been used medicinally in traditional Chinese medicine to "tranquilize the mind". Natural amber produces a distinct pinewood fragrance which when heated under the right conditions, produces oil of amber, likened to musk, an aphrodisiac. In ancient China it was customary to burn amber at large festivals and celebrations. Baltic Amber is particularly sought after for its beautiful honey yellow color. Two photographs in this listing show this necklace paired with another natural antique amber necklace...

Baltic amber is 34-48 million years old having been deposited during the Lutetian stage of the Middle Eocene. The main deposits of Baltic amber are on the southern shores of the Baltic Sea. This large piece of amber is extremely rare. This necklace was a part of my late grandmothers robust collection of amber jewelry...