A mesmerizing vintage floating opal pendant necklace with colorful natural opal chips suspended inside a clear liquid-filled glass orb.
This vintage sterling silver pendant necklace features a larger floating opal globe pendant with small natural opal chips suspended in a clear liquid-filled glass orb. As the pendant moves in the light, the opal fragments shift and flash with lively color, including orange, blue, lavender, and green.
The pendant is finished with a well-made sterling silver cap in an organic tulip-like form, giving the piece a graceful floral quality without feeling overly delicate. The pendant has no maker’s mark. It hangs from a 24 inch textured long-and-short link sterling silver chain; the chain clasp is marked 925.
Floating opal jewelry became especially collectible for its kinetic, light-catching effect. This example has a larger, more noticeable pendant scale at approximately 30mm long, giving it stronger presence than many smaller floating opal pendants while remaining refined and wearable.
Details:
- Style: Floating opal pendant necklace
- Material: Sterling silver, glass, natural opal chips suspended in clear liquid
- Chain Length: Approximately 24 inches
- Chain Width: Approximately 3mm
- Floating Opal Orb: Approximately 9/16 inch / 15mm diameter
- Pendant Length: Approximately 1 1/8 inches / 30mm tall
- Weight: Approximately 8.4 grams
- Closure: Spring ring clasp
- Marks: Pendant has no maker’s mark; chain clasp is marked 925
- Condition: Vintage condition with light surface wear and age-appropriate patina
A beautiful choice for anyone drawn to opal’s changing light, worn long as a subtle focal pendant or layered with other silver chains.