Made from hallmarked, forged Sterling Silver and part 24ct gilded, and set with a Rose-cut Chocolate Sapphire.

With a lot of gems I buy, I have them for some time before I actually use them. I am something of a Magpie and shiny colourful things catch my attention easily…. So, I usually have a stock of gems awaiting use.

This was the case with these Chocolate Sapphires. I had never really been drawn to Rose-cut gems and not really gems of this colour, but when I saw these, I knew I had to get some. So about six months later I was sketching out designs for pendant and rootling through my gems I came across of pouch of these and knew they were perfect for a few new Menhir items.

I had made many pendants for the Menhir collection before and thought I’d like to return to those shapes again and this time add Rose-cut gems and also make them a bit smaller. As I was now experimenting with 24ct gold vermeil work I thought the gold underneath the Sapphire could really show off the chocolate colour of the gem well. So, as if often the case I spent a few hours sketching and leaving the sketch aside for a day of two then eventually came back to it and ended up with shapes that felt were right for the cut of the gems.

This pendant is 37mm tall, 25mm wide and 10mm deep.

SPECIFICATION

Materials: Part 24ct gilded, hallmarked Sterling Silver
Stones: Rose-cut Chocolate Sapphire