Four decades later, the couple has collected 158 of these mysterious eye miniatures housed in jewelry and other small objects, called “lover’s eyes.” That’s part of the intrigue of lover’s eyes,” David Skier explained. Though they declined to comment on costs, original lover’s eyes can run thousands to tens of thousands of dollars. The Skiers say that original lover’s eyes are exceedingly rare, and they only acquire one or two new pieces a year. Most of the ones they come across today “are fake or terrible or have had a hard life,” David Skier explained.