Real Abalone Pendant and Earrings

We found this abalone pendant and earring set tucked among the collections of a longtime jewelry professional in Hobbesville, North Carolina. She had a knack for gathering pieces that weren't necessarily precious by the jeweler's definition but were genuinely interesting — the kind of things that reward a closer look.

The pendant is real abalone, a slider style with a Roman maker's mark, silver tone, hung on a choker-length ball chain. The dangle earrings are faux abalone but well-matched enough to pair convincingly. Condition is very good throughout. It's a set that reads as quiet confidence — not trying to announce itself, just catching the light when it happens to fall right. That tracks with what we know about the woman who kept it.