Midnight Pearl Bracelet

Black and Nacre

Five polished Obsidian spheres of deep, unbroken black alternate across a silver-tone stainless steel chain with four baroque Freshwater Pearls — each pearl irregular in form, each surface carrying its own nacre pattern. A heart-shaped lobster clasp closes the piece at 16cm — a detail of quiet precision at the point where the two materials meet. The contrast is the design.

• Elements: Natural Obsidian spheres (8mm), baroque Freshwater Pearls, stainless steel chain, heart-shaped silver lobster clasp
• Size: 16cm fixed length
• Rarity: One piece
• Associations: Scorpio, Capricorn (Obsidian) | Cancer, Pisces (Pearl)

Express your natural beauty with GAIA pieces, handcrafted with care in Egypt.

Obsidian was among the first materials worked by human hands — its volcanic glass edge sharper than surgical steel, its surface used as mirror and tool simultaneously. Freshwater pearls appear in Chinese imperial records as early as 2206 BCE, presented as tribute to the court. No two materials in the ancient world were further apart in origin: one formed in seconds by volcanic heat, the other grown over years inside a living organism (Kunz, G.F. & Stevenson, C.H., The Book of the Pearl, The Century Co., 1908).