Many long hours went into making this beautiful necklace with it's centerpiece being another magnificent stone -- the inspiration for the piece -- cut by Charles Bradley. The back of the setting for the stone was cut from sterling silver and then small pieces of silver were fused to the front and dipped in an oxide to blacken sections, then partially wrapped around the stone to frame it. Malachite chips were then strung onto beading wire and a sterling clasp and catch were added to complete the necklace.

Due to it's green color (the color of life), malacite is believed to help a person heal and is thus seen as the restorer of life. By wearing malachite , a person is believed to be able to get rid of self-destructive romantic tendencies and encourage true, pure love.

This would look stunning with a dark green velvet (or black) evening gown but is equally attractive with a gold turtleneck sweater. It is just big enough to fit around the average neck with a little play in case you're a little larger or you want to wear it with a turtleneck-type sweater.

Charles Bradley's unusually cut stones, along with Linda Sereda's unique settings, make this another one-of-a-kind piece. As with all of the Signature Collection, this piece bears a little sterling silver tag with the artist's name, signifying that this is a one-of-a-kind Sereda original.