{"product_id":"victorian-agate-specimen-bracelets-necklace","title":"Victorian Agate Specimen Bracelets \u0026 Necklace","description":"\u003cp\u003eThey really remind me of resistors, these gold-and-agate bar links. Resistors like Mariusz Pajączkowski's remarkable \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artjewelryforum.org\/author\/anna-wojcik-korbas\/\"\u003eresistor brooch (1982)\u003c\/a\u003e. But they were made 100 years before that in Victorian England. Sevens pair of specimen agates, a combination of jaspers, chalcedony, carnelian ,and banded agate are cut into hexagonal rods and mounted for wear as a necklace - \u003cem\u003eor two bracelets\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Victorians were fascinated by agate. It was an age of industrialisation and urbanisation, and they yearned for re-connection with the natural world (hello, William Morris). These stones are \u003cem\u003eEarthy\u003c\/em\u003e, and literally \u003cem\u003efrom the earth\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEra: Victorian, circa 1880\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLength: 16.75 inch necklace or two 8.25 inch bracelets\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStone: Agate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarks: None, tested as 9ct gold\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Good antique condition; some wear consistent with age. A few minor chips to the agates. One of the gold caps is missing its sides and another is split. The stones remain secure and the piece structurally sound. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lost Heirloom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52593448583480,"sku":"PA300","price":2750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/7387\/2952\/files\/Website-1959.jpg?v=1783682785","url":"https:\/\/lostowl.com\/products\/victorian-agate-specimen-bracelets-necklace","provider":"Lost Owl Jewelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}