Dendritic agate ring in argentium sterling silver, size 7 1/4 sewing handmade entirely by me in

handmade entirely by me in my Connecticut studio

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Handmade by me in my Connecticut studio: each vertebra started out as a plain piece of round argentium silver wire

Dendritic agate ring in argentium sterling silver, size 7 1/4 sewing handmade entirely by me inDendritic agates are an obsession of mine. They look for all the world like plants or sea creatures, but they are natural stones, formed over millions of years as minerals seeped through miniscule cracks in the rock. Dendritic agates have been used in jewelry since antiquity. They were particularly popular with the Victorians. This dendritic agate is golden yellow with black plant like inclusions and tiny red flecks. To me, it is a reminder of both