Dainty Silver And Gold Keum Boo Nugget Necklace

This delicate necklace is handmade in sterling silver in my workshop on a Dutch Barge in East London. The gold is fused onto the silver using an ancient Japanese technique called Keum Boo. This technique is accomplished by first depleting a surface of sterling silver to bring up a thin layer of fine silver. Then 24 carat gold foil is applied with heat and pressure— mechanical gilding —to produce a permanent diffusion bond.

Pendant width: 0.8cm

Chain Length: 16ins/40.64cm

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