The Antiquarian's Love
The Antiquarian's Love
The Antiquarian's Love
This Golden Charm Necklace is adorned with a hand-carved Ex Voto heart amulet that I’ve sculpted from wax & had cast into raw golden brass. The chain is speckled with 19 reclaimed gemstones from faraway lands & seas.
Spy warm reds, gentle greens, a vintage scarab beetle, a big baroque pearl & sprigs of vintage coral.
Details:
Necklace Length: 16 inches. The pendant brings it to about 19 inches in length. Clip it securely onto the link to wear it shorter.
19 recycled gemstones: pearl, agate, garnet, vintage coral, amber, labradorite, lapis lazuli, jadeite, carnelian, smoky quartz, a vintage scarab, turquoise.
I sculpted this Ex Voto Heart Amulet from jewellers wax & had it cast into raw brass using the ancient-rooted technique of lost-wax-casting.
The Medieval Ex Voto Heart symbolises devotion, love, and gratitude.
CHOOSE YOUR CHARM: You can select the central amulet when you add this into the cart.
The chain & all of the metal details are made from 14ct Filled Gold - a thick layer of gold is pressure bonded onto base metal. Filled gold is a more durable alternative to gold plate or vermeil.
This design is repeatable. I have enough of these recycled gemstones & castings to make a very small limited edition stash of them.
They will vary ever so slightly due to the organic nature of the gemstones. I will match the colour palette & as many stones as possible.
Please allow me up to 2 weeks to make this before I wrap & post it out. It’s just a Roo in the studio.
Care:
If you've chosen a piece that has a mix of cast brass amulets on a gold filled or gold-rolled chain, you'll need to treat these elements differently when caring for your jewels.
You'll receive a small white polishing pad with your order to be used on the brass amulets. Please refrain from using this pad on the chain, it’s quite abrasive & is only meant for your brass.
The gold on the chain is pressure bonded onto base metal, rather than just electroplated on the top. This gold bond is much thicker than plating, and the 14ct gold of this chain makes up 5% of the total piece. You shouldn’t need to polish your chain.
Don’t wear your charm piece in water & store it dry. Avoid getting any cosmetics, perfumes & chemicals on your treasure to prolong the life of the gold & to keep your gemstones at their best.
