Featured Chrysocolla necklace ?

Can anyone help me out with any info on this piece? Def not sterling . Looks to be fairly old and genuine stone. Any value? Trying to sell a few pieces but stuck on this one

 

Possibly Middle Eastern and Eilat Stone.

 

it's what it looks like.....

@evelyb30
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Welcome Chuck.
You have a Yemenite Israeli necklace, mounted with a beautiful Eilat stone. My guess that it was made in the 1940s-early 50s.
You were not far off with chrysocolla, Eilat stone is a mix of several minerals and types of stone, including chrysocolla, turquoise, malachite and azurite.

Yemenite Israelis are people who originally came to Palestine-Israel from Yemen. Yemeni Jewish silversmiths already came to Palestine centuries ago, attracted by the pilgrim trade. In 1949-50 many were air lifted to Israel from Yemen, because their safety was at risk there.
The Yemeni jews, many of whom were silversmiths, brought their traditional Yemeni designs with them, and replaced some traditional Yemeni stones with local Eilat stones. The mix of Yemeni designs with Eilat stones, and occasionally Israeli Modernism, makes their style so recognizable.

 

The colour of the stone is stunning

 

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A beautiful color indeed!

 

me toooooo !!!

 

Any idea how much I can sell it for? It really is a gorgeous stone! Thank u so much for the information!

 

now that u know what it is and what to look for......you have the tools to find other similar items that are selling or have sold to establish a fair market value.