This necklace, #72822.1, was a bit of a training exercise for me. It features a rectangular 6x9mm pastel yellow green beryl weighing 1.49 carats. The difficult part was the corner prong mounts. These are built from half-hard fine silver wire, with notches cut for the stone with a small hart burr. In order to securely hold the stone, they were cut in a sort-of cup shape using a smaller diameter burr, resulting in a notch that is curved rather than straight. This cradles the corner of the stone, and it also protects the corners from wear.

The back is my favorite sterling silver on copper plate. The edges of this piece will darken with time, eventually turning a golden color. This piece may contain nickel, and shouldn’t be worn by folks with a nickel allergy. As with all of my jewelry, a little rub with some silver polish every now and again will keep the shine.