{"title":"Sterling Silver Lapis Lazuli Earrings","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eLapis lazuli earrings, made in 925 silver. A pair needs two stones of the same depth of blue, so they are matched before setting. See also \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/lapis-lazuli-rings\"\u003eLapis Lazuli Rings\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/lapis-lazuli-necklaces\"\u003eLapis Lazuli Necklaces\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/lapis-lazuli-jewelry\"\u003eall Lapis Lazuli Jewelry\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"lapis-lazuli-deep-blue-statement-drop-earrings","title":"Blue Lapis Lazuli Earrings - Raw Ovals, Toothed Rims","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese blue lapis lazuli earrings hang two raw ovals in crowns of silver teeth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLapis is a soft stone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs gem materials go, lapis is soft. That is why it is worked as cabochons, beads and inlay rather than faceted, and why it rewards being worn where it is not knocked. An ear is exactly that place: the drop hangs clear and touches almost nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOvals, with the face left raw\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth stones are cut as ovals, but their faces are not polished. A crust of small crystals sits across each one, so instead of returning the light in one mirrored patch it catches it in many separate points.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA crown of teeth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFine silver teeth run the whole way round each stone, set close together, and some of them fold over onto the face to hold it. We shape both stones and build the silver around them in our Tbilisi studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe back is left open\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBehind each stone the silver is not closed. It is cut into a branching pattern, and the blue shows through the openings. The same hand that worked the front worked the side nobody sees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeverback, not a hook\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbove each stone stands a flat, textured bar, which is the front of the fitting. The hinged lever closes behind the ear, so the drop cannot slide off during the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of one\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery stone is chosen and set one at a time. The pair that reaches you will be close to the photograph and never a copy of it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AKRA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44198010191932,"sku":"AKRA-EAR-LAP-001","price":240.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/1026\/2844\/files\/1_8abf3379-f86b-40a5-a37f-60f1e69c13bd.jpg?v=1776187221"}],"url":"https:\/\/akragems.com\/collections\/lapis-lazuli-earrings.oembed","provider":"AKRA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}