{"product_id":"sunny-days-vintage-sterling-silver-natural-baltic-amber-dangly-earrings-ve456","title":"Recently Sold (VE456)","description":"\u003cp\u003eSunny Days - Vintage Sterling Silver Natural Baltic Amber Dangly Earrings. These lovely earrings are crafted from sterling silver, tested, and hallmarked 925 for sterling.  Featuring 2 natural round cabochon Baltic Amber, vintage styling, and quality craftsmanship. The expertly bezel set amber glows like the sun and has a very attractive warm cognac colour, with wonderful natural specimens. The amber is framed with a simple silver bezel, which dangles from classic shepherd hooks for pierced ears. These earrings are versatile, and look lovely when worn. Truly a perfect gift or addition to any jewelry collection. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNote: Amber is the most well known \"stone\" for making jewellery and and it is still very valued and precious. The oldest amber found is 170 millions years old. It was found on the island of Bornholm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMillions of years ago Denmark was under water. The climate was warm and humid. In large mixed forests trees grew, they were tall and probably stood singly. The trees sweat amber and formed large quantities of resin, which were collected in blobs. Large rivers washed the resin clumps into the sea, where they sank to the bottom together with the clay. Over the next millions of years the resin petrified and became amber..the gold of the north. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScientists do not know for sure, but it is believed that the amber came from a special type of fir, which is now extinct. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe climate changed many times after amber was sweated from those trees, and the glacial streams of the ice ages carried huge quantities of gravel and stone, including the amber, with them to where Denmark slowly emerged from the sea bed. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe vikings found the amber, and since amber is very easy to prepare and form they used it for jewellery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmber has been worn as an amulet for protection of health, against bad luck and evil attacks. It is said to bring balance, to absorb the negative energy, to ease pain, and increases life force. It should even heal nerves and bone marrow. It is suppose to help your decision in what you desire and calm your nerves. It emits a sunny and bright soothing energy. When worn around your neck, it assists to cure sore throats. It can even assist in digestive ailments, bleeding teeth, headaches and epilepsy. For many, amber does change negative energy into positive because it is quite simply so beautiful to look at.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ved=\"2ahUKEwioifn85b-CAxXuHzQIHdvxD2IQmpgGegQIIBAD\" role=\"button\" data-width=\"250\" data-theme=\"0\" data-send-open-event=\"true\" data-hover-open-delay=\"500\" data-hover-hide-delay=\"1000\" data-extra-container-classes=\"ZLo7Eb\" data-enable-toggle-animation=\"true\" class=\"c5aZPb\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-segment-text=\"Silver Mining\" data-bubble-link=\"\" class=\"JPfdse\"\u003eSilver Mining\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in History. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of silver mining began about 5,000 years ago\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Silver was first mined around 3,000 BCE in Anatolia, now located in modern-day Turkey. The precious metal helped early civilizations in the Near East, Ancient Greece to flourish.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eThe term \"sterling silver\" \u003cb\u003eprobably originated in eastern Germany when five towns formed the Hanseatic League in the 1100s\u003c\/b\u003e. These town minted their own coins of 92.5 percent silver. When Britain sold cattle and grain to the League, they were paid in \"Easterling coins\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasurements: Earrings 30.00 mm x 11.00mm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStone Size: Amber 10.50 mm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 2.10 grams \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Excellent  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrigin: Poland \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDate: Circa 1980\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarities Antique Jewelry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40872184512570,"sku":"VE456","price":95.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5305\/files\/DSC_1787.jpg?v=1747262340","url":"https:\/\/raritiesantiquejewelry.com\/products\/sunny-days-vintage-sterling-silver-natural-baltic-amber-dangly-earrings-ve456","provider":"Rarities Antique Jewelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}