Amber Cascade Necklace and Earrings

The essence of romance, the Amber Cascade Necklace gracefully suspends thirteen marquise-cut drops of genuine 12mm x 6mm gem quality Baltic amber from a simple ring pendant. The Amber Cascade Pierced Earrings echo the cascading pendant with five-slab cascades of 5mm gem-quality Baltic amber. Individually drilled at the top—to dangle like a charm, to catch and reflect the light—this Amber Cascade Necklace and Earrings ensemble is entirely handcrafted. Sterling silver necklace, rings and findings. Lobster claw clasp; post-style pierced earrings. Some natural variations will occur.

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Amber Cascade Necklace $120.00 (Members $108.00)
Amber Cascade Pierced Earrings $50.00 (Members $45.00)

Museum Provenance

Gem-quality Baltic amber, formed from conifer trees fossilized for 30 to 60 million years, is found along the southeastern shores of the Baltic Sea, especially near Gdansk, Poland, and the Russian exclave, Kaliningrad. Cognac, lemon and green are the most usual Baltic amber colors. Baltic amber in our Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems and Minerals, National Museum of Natural History, inspired this Amber Cascade Necklace and Pierced Earrings collection.

Every Smithsonian purchase will arrive with a museum provenance card explaining how it is adapted from or inspired by an object or objects in our collection.