Ghostly Eye Rock Crystal intaglio necklace - an unusual necklace, a lidded eye hand-carved as an intaglio into an oval of clear rock crystal, in a silver bezel on a rolo chain, photographed on black
Ghostly Eye Rock Crystal intaglio necklace - an unusual necklace, a lidded eye hand-carved as an intaglio into an oval of clear rock crystal, in a silver bezel on a rolo chain, photographed on black Ghostly Eye Rock Crystal intaglio necklace lying in a wooden tray on green velvet, two loose turquoise cabochons in front of it and a pale pink stone pendant on a chain behind Ghostly Eye Rock Crystal intaglio necklace lying at an angle on black, the carved eye catching the light inside the clear oval crystal, the rolo chain trailing to the top right Ghostly Eye Rock Crystal intaglio necklace laid out in full on black, the oval crystal pendant at the base of the chain and the clasp at the top Ghostly Eye Rock Crystal intaglio necklace at the right of five pieces in a wooden box on velvet, beside a black onyx skeleton intaglio and a gold-toned bird intaglio
£280.00

I was astounded that this came out as well as it did. In a move away from making very tight cuts in an illustrative sense, this felt much more like stone carving in that I was trying to sculpt into the quartz. The frosted texture of the quartz gives the eye a ghostly quality that I didn't anticipate.

The eye is an oval-shaped dome measuring 12mm x 16mm

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As with my wax work, all stone carving is done by me in my Newcastle upon Tyne studio in the UK. I use diamond-coated discs and burrs, and the process gives me the most colourful headache.

This piece is completely one-of-a-kind.

Details:

  • Material: 925 Sterling Silver and rock crystal quartz

  • Pendant Dimensions: Approx. 1.7 cm tall x 1.8 cm wide (0.7″ x 0.7″)

  • Chain: 46cm (18″) sterling silver belcher chain

  • Origin: Handcrafted and produced in the UK

Rock crystal is a completely transparent, colourless form of quartz. 


Made in England