The vintage sea opal glass ovals featured in these earrings exemplify the talents of mid-century Czech glassmakers and inspire you to find your inner mermaid.
Bohemian glassmakers were the first to develop methods for press-molding glass buttons in the early nineteenth century. They began with solid colored glass, and then, as their skills grew, started producing multi-colored stones mimicking gems like opals and tortoiseshells. They melted canes of colored glass over a lampworking flame, blended in bits of silver foil, and then hand-pressed the mixture into molds.
 
In this piece:
Vintage Czech lampworked and hand-pressed sea opal cabochons
Sky blue opal Swarovski crystals
Pronged brass stampings made today in vintage dies in the USA
Nickel-free and lead-free brass kidney wire closures
Hangs 1 ½”