Like a talisman from another era, this necklace delicately blends the organic and the ornamental. At its center, a richly crafted Victorian-style locket houses a pair of mouse jaws, patiently arranged in a mirror image, like twin fragments of a forgotten secret. These delicate remnants, vestiges of the underworld, are framed by finely crafted metal arabesques, recalling the aesthetic of 19th-century mourning jewelry.
The chain is punctuated with deep onyx beads, which bring a quiet intensity to the ensemble. Small black glass crystal charms, cut like shadow drops, subtly shimmer in the light, adding a touch of mystery and spectral radiance.
This necklace is an ode to the beauty of the ephemeral, a rare and bewitching piece, designed for those who walk between poetry and darkness, between Victorian elegance and fascination for the memento mori.
Maxilla Collum
Mouse jaws
(found in the French countryside, ethical and sustainable source, cleaned, degreased, bleached by me)