{"title":"Sterling Silver Lapis Lazuli Necklaces","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eLapis lazuli necklaces, hand set in 925 silver. Blue this deep shows up against almost any colour you wear. See also \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/lapis-lazuli-rings\"\u003eLapis Lazuli Rings\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/lapis-lazuli-earrings\"\u003eLapis Lazuli Earrings\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-statement-necklace","title":"Blue Lapis Lazuli Necklace - Raw Stone in Branches","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis blue lapis lazuli necklace sets a raw stone at the centre of a wide disc of silver branches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere the blue comes from\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe blue of lapis lazuli comes from lazurite, a deep and saturated colour that leans towards violet. Lapis is a rock rather than a single mineral, so the blue is never spread the same way across two pieces. Each stone carries its own distribution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe stone does not sit in a bezel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is no frame around this stone. The silver branches run across its face and hold it like a net, so the stone shows through the openings rather than through one cut window. The surface is not polished: a crust of small crystals sits across it, 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 disc of branches\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSilver branches spread outward from the centre. Each one divides as it goes and ends in a rounded bud, and together they build a thick, wide disc. That disc is not flat. The branches stand at different heights and pass over one another. We shape the stone and build the silver around it in our Tbilisi studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA small bail on a large piece\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe bail is deliberately small, and it carries the same buds as the branches. It is linked on with a ring, so the disc turns freely on the cord.\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 piece 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":44184684331068,"sku":"AKRA-NEC-LAP-001","price":280.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/1026\/2844\/files\/1_337f0a14-9d2a-4ee1-9335-e43a9ce6fefd.jpg?v=1775772380"},{"product_id":"raw-lapis-pendant","title":"Raw Lapis Lazuli Necklace - Violet Blue Teardrop","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis raw lapis lazuli necklace hangs one violet blue teardrop in a rim of dark silver beads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLapis lazuli is not a mineral\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLapis lazuli is a rock rather than a mineral: it is made of several minerals that grew together, and the blue among them comes from lazurite. That is why no two pieces of lapis are the same. The mix is different in every fragment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA surface we left alone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe face of this stone is not polished. A crust of small crystals sits across it, so instead of returning the light in one mirrored patch it catches it in hundreds of separate points. Lower down the crust breaks off and a smoother, darker area shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA rim of beads, and claws\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSmall silver beads run the whole way round the stone. Claws rise from that rim, each finished with a beaded tip, and fold over the edge to hold it. The silver is oxidised dark, so the blue reads deeper against it. We shape the stone and build the silver around it in our Tbilisi studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn open back and a fanned bail\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBehind the stone the silver is not closed. It is cut into a branching pattern, and the stone shows through the openings. Above it the bail spreads like a fan, grooved down its length, with a row of beads along its lower edge.\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 piece 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":44186516881468,"sku":"AKRA-NEC-LAP-003","price":240.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/1026\/2844\/files\/1_7922c063-7079-472b-963b-4b6ff422e1cf.jpg?v=1775849519"},{"product_id":"lapis-elegant-necklace","title":"Small Lapis Lazuli Pendant - Round Raw Stone","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis small lapis lazuli pendant hangs one round, raw stone in a rim of dark silver beads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLapis does not let light through\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLapis lazuli runs from semi-translucent to opaque, so its colour does not come from depth. It sits on the surface and reads as one solid note of blue. On a small stone that works in your favour: the circle is small, but the colour does not thin out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRound, and left raw\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe outline of the stone is a circle, but its face is not polished. A crust of small crystals sits across it, so instead of returning the light in one mirrored patch it catches it in many separate points. The exactness of the circle and the disorder of the surface run against each other, and that is what this piece is built on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA rim of beads\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSmall silver beads run the whole way round the stone without a break and hold it from the edge. The silver is oxidised dark, so the blue reads deeper against it. We shape the stone and build the silver around it in our Tbilisi studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA narrow, grooved bail\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbove the stone the bail is narrow and grooved down its length, with beads along its edges. The cord passes straight through it.\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 piece 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":44186626949180,"sku":"AKRA-NEC-LAP-002","price":188.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/1026\/2844\/files\/1_ce6ff3c3-87f5-4a4e-b53f-869628d4e86f.jpg?v=1775851099"}],"url":"https:\/\/akragems.com\/collections\/lapis-lazuli-necklaces.oembed","provider":"AKRA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}