Arts & Crafts Opal Necklace by the Artificers’ Guild, c. 1910 Io I’ll neoclassical violet amethyst gem

violet amethyst gem

4 mm across and 1

gives them a striking presence

whimsical without sacrificing refinement

Arts & Crafts Opal Necklace by the Artificers’ Guild, c. 1910 Io I’ll neoclassical violet amethyst gemSome 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