Spiny Oyster Necklace

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The beauty of a spiny oyster necklace with its vibrant rich colors looks wonderful with almost any type of outfit.

Designer Mosaic Necklaces with Spiny Oyster

Striking designer necklaces from Asch/Grossbardt are created using the centuries old method of inlaying tiny pieces of semi precious stones and natural materials, including highly polished spiny oyster pieces. The resulting necklaces are exquisite, often being compared to the beauty of European cathedrals stained glass windows. Jewelry artisans carefully follow the intricate pattern created by the designer as they skillfully set the tiny pieces into elegant gold or silver, creating the tiny inlaid mosaic designs.

Several of Asch/Grossbardt’s signature necklaces with spiny oyster inlays include:

  • Reddish orange spiny oyster, mother of pearl in yellow, pink, black and white surrounded by gold and diamonds delicately crafted into a magnificent cross necklace.
  • Diamonds, 14K yellow gold, mother of pearl and magnificent colors of spiny oyster make up this striking one inch tag style necklace.
  • This breath taking round pendent necklace crafted from rich colored green, purple, orange and red spiny oyster, four colors of mother of pearl, gold, silver and diamonds has delicate stars and moon gallery work on the sides.
  • A sterling silver and yellow gold heart necklace inlaid with mother of pearl and spiny oyster will look lovely with any outfit.
  • An exquisite pendant of 14K yellow gold with inlaid mother of pearl and spiny oyster will look stunning on any gold chain.
  • Four colors of mother of pearl, striking colors of spiny oyster and diamonds look gorgeous in this 14K gold mesh

choker style necklace.

  • This delicate necklace of deep colored spiny oyster, yellow, black and white mother of pearl and sugilite set in sparkling 14K includes a 16-inch chain.

Native American Necklaces of Spiny Oyster

Red Spiny Oyster

Spiny oysters, with their wonderful warm colors, are often found in Native American jewelry of the Southwest. Their exquisite colors pair perfectly with the brilliance of turquoise and the shimmer of sterling silver.

Spiny Oyster Shades

The many shades of the spiny oyster includes:

  • Pinks
  • Reds
  • Oranges
  • Browns
  • Yellows
  • Purples
  • White

Native American Designer Pieces

Many necklaces made with spiny oysters are skillfully handcrafted by Native American jewelry designers. These exquisite pieces range from multi stranded necklaces to fetish necklaces to simple pendants.

  • Kelly Morgan, a Navajo sixth generation silversmith, crafted a magnificent squash blossom necklace of antiqued sterling silver, turquoise and spiny oyster in rich shades of red, purple and orange.
  • A stunning example of a cobble style necklace with spiny oyster, lapis lazuli, red and pink coral, gaspeite and sterling silver crafted by David Rosales is called the Albuquerque Necklace. In a cobble style necklace each individual stone stands above the silver setting resembling a path of cobble stone. Another exquisite piece by David Rosales called Desert Fire features channel inlaid orange and pink spiny oyster shell set in sterling silver.
  • Hand strung by Navajo jewelry artisan, Tsosi, this striking four strand necklace is made from spectacular spiny oyster nuggets of various shades of red and Penn shell heishi beads.
  • A one of a kind Stack on Stack fetish necklace hand carved by designer Gloria Silver. Made of spiny oyster, mother of pearl, alboloney, gold lipped mother of pearl and turquoise, this 31" long necklace includes bear and fox fetishes. Hanging from this exquisite necklace is a spiny oyster shell with mother of pearl, turquoise, coral and jet inlays.

More Necklaces of Spiny Oyster

  • Silverflake offers an elegant Cherokee spiny oyster and sterling silver necklace.
  • An inlaid fringe choker necklace made of spiny oyster, opal and jet from All Tribes.
  • Healing horses fetish necklace hand carved by Navajo artist Hector Goodluck made from a variety of shells, and stones, including spiny oyster.
  • Fiery red cabochons in a circular cluster surrounded by sterling silver makes this non Indian made necklace a spectacular piece. Measuring 2 3/4 inches long, this big, beautiful, orange spiny oyster pendant is surrounded by variscite and turquoise in a mosaic pattern inlaid in sterling silver.

Where to Find Spiny Oyster Necklaces Online

The Internet has many websites that offer a variety of spiny oyster necklaces. The following are only a small sampling of them.

Final Thoughts

With the many beautiful and stunning styles of spiny oyster necklaces, there is sure to be one that will be a perfect addition to your jewelry collection.

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I just love that necklace, I actually have something similar to that and I'm interested to find the stylish men's necklace.

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