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This rustic, bright, and beautiful pendant is going to be a show stopper. All your friends will be intrigued. I began by selecting an 18 gauge copper sheet to give the pendant weight. I then hand textured the piece and added an Argentium sterling silver hanger. From there, I infused Argentium sterling silver on the front of the pendant and added sterling silver beads to give it movement. When I work with the infusion of the silver, I like it to be organic and not perfect. I like to give it a freeform feel.
This pendant is displayed on a beautiful, antique patterned brass chain complete with an Argentium sterling silver closure.
Each piece is hand signed by me and I finish the front of the pendant with Renaissance Wax. Renaissance Wax is used in Great Britain at the national galleries for preservation.
Argentium® Sterling Silver is a patented and trademarked alloy that is at least 92.5% pure silver, just like traditional sterling silver. What makes it different from traditional sterling silver is that a small amount of germanium replaces some of the copper that is usually the other 7.5% of sterling silver. Peter Johns, a professor of silver smithing at Middlesex University in England, invented Argentium® Sterling Silver in 1996.
Length of pendant approximately – 3 ¾ inches
Length of chain approximately – 20 inches
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