Arts & Crafts Opal Necklace by the Artificers’ Guild, c. 1910 Io I’ll neoclassical 2 grams and are hallmarked

2 grams and are hallmarked “9 CT” along with the English registration mark

It was for her

meant to be worn close to the heart as both adornment and statement

whimsical without sacrificing refinement

Arts & Crafts Opal Necklace by the Artificers’ Guild, c. 1910 Io I’ll neoclassical 2 grams and are hallmarkedSome pieces seem to hold a bit of the sky, and this one, made by the revered Artificers Guild, feels like it was shaped by hands that believed beauty was a form of devotion. The Guild, one of the most important workshops of the English Arts & Crafts movement, championed the idea that jewelry should be both art and craft: finely made, deeply expressive, and touched by the soul of the maker. You see that philosophy here in the sculptural curves, the