This 2cm round pendant is made from 999 fine silver with a flash of 24ct gold, fused to the silver by an ancient Korean technique called keum-boo.
It was made out of a material called silver metal clay which starts life as a clay full of silver particles, but when fired turns into solid metal. This allows interesting texture to be easily added to the clay when wet, like the tiny raised squares on this piece.
For the keum-boo technique, gold foil (25 times thicker than gold leaf) is then applied to the fine silver and fused using a combination of heat and pressure.
Due to the large (7mm) bail (925 sterling silver) it will easily thread onto different chains or even cotton/leather cord, nevertheless it does come complete with a 925 sterling silver chain of either 40cm (16in) or 45cm (18in). There are two styles available - a twisted style (pictured) or a traditional delicate trace style. You’ll be asked to select the style and length when you add to the cart.
Arrives in a gift box with a little silver polishing cloth.
Note: Whilst silver metal clay is incredibly popular with handmade jewellers, I did not enjoy working with it and have no intention to purchase any more! So this piece is the last of its kind :)
This 2cm round pendant is made from 999 fine silver with a flash of 24ct gold, fused to the silver by an ancient Korean technique called keum-boo.
It was made out of a material called silver metal clay which starts life as a clay full of silver particles, but when fired turns into solid metal. This allows interesting texture to be easily added to the clay when wet, like the tiny raised squares on this piece.
For the keum-boo technique, gold foil (25 times thicker than gold leaf) is then applied to the fine silver and fused using a combination of heat and pressure.
Due to the large (7mm) bail (925 sterling silver) it will easily thread onto different chains or even cotton/leather cord, nevertheless it does come complete with a 925 sterling silver chain of either 40cm (16in) or 45cm (18in). There are two styles available - a twisted style (pictured) or a traditional delicate trace style. You’ll be asked to select the style and length when you add to the cart.
Arrives in a gift box with a little silver polishing cloth.
Note: Whilst silver metal clay is incredibly popular with handmade jewellers, I did not enjoy working with it and have no intention to purchase any more! So this piece is the last of its kind :)
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