Spinner Lapis Lazuli, Silver Handmade

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$350.00

Spinner Lapis Lazuli and Sterling Silver; the Lapis Lazuli is of Afghanistan origin, of three hand-cut oval faces; high polish, excellent natural deep blue, characteristically included with pyrites and thin lines of calcite.
Pendant handcrafted in Sydney, very solid work, the Lapis spins on a Silver rod riveted each side to the arms of the pendant. At the top ring are two very solid round 9ct Gold granules.
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26mm total pendant length, 21mm at widest.

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Spinner Lapis Lazuli, Silver Handmade. This was a design concept made popular in Victorian England, as a type of pendant hung from a watch fob-chain, the central spinning component usually taking the form of two buff-polished round gemstones set in a round pendant that spun on the axis between the two arms, the two gemstones usually Bloodstone and Cornelian, two Chalcedony gemstones, so when the pendant spun either one or the other of the gemstones showed.
Occasionally, the spinner itself would have three faces, two set with the two Chalcedonies mentioned above, the other being a plain Silver oval, which could lend itself to engraving. The above three-sided hand-cut Lapis Lazuli spinner takes its form from this last three-faced design.
While the Lapis has been cut in Jaipur, the Sterling Silver mount is handcrafted in Sydney. Its construction is sturdy, more than can be said for the antique English originals, which were usually quite flimsily crafted.