Candy Says

Candy SaysA romantic translation, this special piece combines a gorgeous pink tourmaline bead strand in 18k gold with a contemporary 14k paperclip chain. Captivating on its own with its combination of textures, you can also connect another chain to wrap twice around your neck and mix in additional forms and layers. The pink tourmaline strand began in Deb's personal collection, purchased in New York as antique, but we are listing her here as vintage as we can't

A romantic translation, this special piece combines a gorgeous pink tourmaline bead strand in 18k gold with a contemporary 14k paperclip chain. Captivating on its own with its combination of textures, you can also connect another chain to wrap twice around your neck and mix in additional forms and layers. 

The pink tourmaline strand began in Deb's personal collection, purchased in New York as antique, but we are listing her here as vintage as we can't verify her age (though our best guess is South East Asian from 1920-1950). She is missing one of her small beads, and we constructed the paperclip chain addition in a way that is intentionally asymmetrical; honoring and playing with the story of her age, her missing bead, and the deliciously imperfect hand-faceting of her tourmalines.  

We love her warmth and vitality. She may be delicate, but she can catch and throw light with the best of them, and firmly stands her ground in a neck mess. 

Pink tourmaline has long been seen as a stone of emotional healing and gentle protection, a balm for your heart. 

Details:

• Vintage strand of tourmaline and 18k combined with a contemporary 14k paperclip chain
• 24.5" long, including 16" length of tourmaline and 18k and 8.75" of 14k paperclip chain (one 4" section and one 4.75")
• 5.82g
• 74 hand-faceted tourmaline beads, each uniquely shaped with slight variation in color 
• one missing bead (what would have been the 11th in the strand)
• Made so that you can clasp it anywhere from 20 to 24.5 inches
• Paperclip links are 5mm long by 2mm wide

Please note: this chain is in very good vintage condition, but few of the links have wear that evidence its long and busy life--a quality we value as part of the unique story it has to tell! It is also missing one bead.