Red Tigers eye and onyx bead necklace, 41cm with extender chain

A close-fitting necklace in deep onyx and rusty Red Tiger's Eye. Most of the strand is made up of small 5mm polished black onyx beads, with a run of square-cut Red Tiger's Eye button beads showing the stone's warm red-brown chatoyance. Flat dark oval beads and a few round Red Tiger's Eye accents sit on the opposite side, and small gold-tone spacers lift the dark tones throughout. A gold-tone lobster clasp and extender chain close it.

Details

• Length: 41cm, plus gold-tone extender chain
• Onyx beads: 5mm round, polished black to very dark brown
• Red Tiger's Eye beads: 9x9x4mm square buttons, translucent red-brown to orange with chatoyant flash
• Accents: flat oval dark beads and two small round Red Tiger's Eye beads
• Small gold-tone spacer beads
• Gold-tone lobster clasp with extender chain and tag
• Findings: gold-tone

Because the Red Tiger's Eye buttons sit to one side rather than dead centre, the necklace has a slightly off-centre, hand-strung feel. At 41cm it sits at the base of the throat, so it works on its own with a V-neck or layered into a stack.

Red Tiger's Eye is traditionally associated with motivation and steady energy, and black onyx with protection and focus.