Green Trade Glass Yellow Gold Spiral Pendant Necklace – Recycled Glass – 14k Yellow Gold Filled – Spiral Design – African Trade Glass

Description

A luminous aqua sea green trade glass ball, mounted in a hand formed spiral setting of 14k yellow gold filled. Dangling from a 14k yellow gold filled chain.

The design is simple and casual, centering on the beauty of the texture of the glass and the soft diffused glow that is seen when light passes through it. Hand formed spiral setting adds a touch of old world rustic beauty.

The trade glass used for this design is semi-round spherical in shape and is a soft aqua green in color, which I like to call “Sea Green”. It has a raw tumbled surface texture with some unique surface features, and is translucent (light passes through). Please read below for more info about trade glass.

This necklace is made to order and no two trade glass beads are exactly the same. Yours will be created just for you in your choice of chain length.

THE DETAILS

-Recycled/Trade glass, semi-round in shape and soft aqua green in color with a raw tumbled surface texture. Some have surface inclusions and all are translucent (light can pass through).

-I will choose a trade glass bead from my collection to create your bespoke necklace. Each one is unique and they are all beautiful.

-Trade glass bead is mounted in a 14k yellow gold filled setting starting with a spiral design at the bottom which runs through the center of the bead and also wraps fluidly around the outside of the glass, finishing at the loop up top, holding it securely in place.

-Trade glass beads vary slightly in shape and size but are all semi-round and average 12-14mm (about 1/2″) in size.

-Pendant including top loop averages 18-20mm length (about 3/4″)

-Chain is a 14k yellow gold filled 1.1mm cable chain with small spring ring clasp.

-Choose your desired chain length from the drop down menu. (Necklace in photos is 20″ length).

ABOUT TRADE GLASS

Trade glass beads are a type of hand formed (usually kiln fired) indigenously produced African bead created from recycled glass, using an age old process that has been around for centuries. It is sourced from sea glass, old medicine bottles, soda bottles and the like. Used as a form of token currency from the 16th-20th centuries, it derives it’s name.

The beads I use are produced primarily in Ghana West Africa. They are Fair Trade.

ABOUT GOLD FILLED JEWELRY

Gold-filled jewelry is composed of a solid layer of gold, which must constitute at least 5% (1/20) of the item’s total weight, mechanically bonded to sterling silver or a base metal (such as jeweler’s brass). Gold-filled items are 5 to 10 times thicker than regular gold plating, and 15 to 25 times thicker than gold electroplate, making it much more valuable and longer lasting because gold-filled has an actual layer of karat gold, not just a microscopic film as on plated jewelry which is estimated to be 0.05% or less of the metal product. Most gold-filled is 12kt or 14kt gold-filled (I use 14kt for my pieces). Gold-filled does not de-laminate or peel like plated or “dipped” products. It is tarnish resistant and does not tarnish as readily as silver. Many find that they never have to clean gold-filled items at all. However, from time to time your jewelry may become dirty from everyday wear. To clean gold-filled it is best to use mild soap and water.

Thank you so much for visiting my shop! If you have any questions about this design or any of the designs in my shop, please contact me, I’m happy to help!