A pair of fine bead necklaces set with jadeite, pearl, Burmese spinels, and gold accents in 24k, 18k, 14k.

The pair uses Burmese grey spinels as a base ‘dark’ color to work softer colors into a near monochromatic medley.

The Expressionist eye will pick up a necklace that’s ’round’ and the other that’s ‘pebble’, also the halfway of stones and colors gathered in each necklace.

The jade and pearl have varying lightness and tint respectively, while the darkest stone, the spinel, is the most transparent of all.

Hidden in the ’round’ necklace are five rare stone beads from the ancient world, with two millennia in its making.

Together the medley is a trifle ‘mad’ hence great visual interest. They form an extremely eye-catching duo masquerading as dainty bead jewelry.

The fraternal ‘monochromatic’ necklaces are designed to be worn as collar necklaces, both at collar length and even better under actual collars.

All stones are beaded for how they respond to light. Observe how the interspersed beads lighten and darken unexpectedly.

The two necklaces have a staying power in low light, because of the nature of gems used, and the inter-beading.

The beads range from the biggest 5mm (jade) to the smallest 3mm thereabouts.

Both necklaces stacked are not thicker than 10mm, or one finger wide.

Mock serious and real serious, this fraternal pair is really Expressionism conjured onto one delicate, peculiar package.

The necklaces measure 15″ and 16″.

All photos are taken in natural light, no additional lamp is used (except for the last photo).