Gold Branch Frame Smoky Quartz Necklace with Cobbing Marks

Smoky Quartz in a Gold Frame

The dark smoky quartz and oxidized silver chain are close in color, so the gold outline stands out. The matte 18k yellow gold frame has a branch pattern that continues around the stone, and the frame itself extends into the loop that holds the chain.

A Closer Look at the Stone

The front looks like frosted glass. Turn the pendant over and you’ll find the rough marks left by cobbing. Before stone preparation was mechanized, workers used this technique to break rough stones into workable pieces before they went to the stone cutter. The old method has fallen out of use, but you can still feel its marks with a fingertip.

[Pendant] 2.7cm×1.6cm (including bail)
[Chain] 60cm