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.

The above Lapis Lazuli has its origin in the rugged mountainous region of far north-east Afghanistan. The Lapis has been hand-cut in Jaipur, Rajasthan, one of India’s most important gemstone centres.  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.