Eye Keep Garnet Sterling Silver Collection

Eye Keep Garnet & Sterling Silver Collection Eye Keep – Gemstone Garnet & Sterling Silver Our Eye Keep is made from the finest gemstones of Garnet and an Irish Sterling Silver ring to keep and hold your glasses.  The ring has been stamped by the Dublin Assay Office and this hallmark is your guarantee of quality craftsmanship and quality materials. A little piece of history… Garnet dates back to the Bronze Age.  The name Garnet was derived from the Latin word granatium which means pomegranate. This was because the small, red crystals were thought to look like pomegranate seeds! Garnet has been a popular gemstone throughout history. The Egyptians used Garnet as inlays in their jewellery and carvings.  The ancient Romans used it to make signet rings and the nobility favoured Garnets in the Middle Ages.  It was the Victorians who fashioned clusters of the tiny red gems into larger statement pieces making the Garnet gemstone very popular during that era. Garnets are mostly associated with the colour red but can also be orange, pink, green, black and honey brown. Sterling Silver Silver has a long history.  The first evidence of silver mining dates back to 3000 BC to Turkey and Greece.  Today most of the world’s supplies of silver comes from the USA, Canada, Mexico, Peru and Bolivia. In Ireland, The Silvermines in Co. Tipperary is unique amongst Irish mines for two reasons.  Firstly, it contains sulphur.  Secondly, for its longevity. Mining at Silvermines dates back as far as 1298 when Italian miners came in search of silver.  The last working mine was closed in 1993. Size: 65cm Colour: Garnet Red Please note: All beads in the Garnet Collection are handmade so there are variations in sizes between each piece.  Each Garnet Eye Keep is made as an individual piece of jewellery. If you are interested in a piece and it is out of stock on the website please contact us and we can make one to order.