Granulated 22K 18K gold cross pendant with mexican fire opal and rose quartz

Granulated 22K 18K gold cross pendant with 4x6mm faceted mexican fire opal and rose quartz cabs. The piece is 34mm tall by 25mm wide, (about 1 3/8" by 1").

Completely hand fabricated, even granules handmade; no casting. Pure gold was alloyed to 22 and 18K, poured into ingots and then hand rolled into sheet and wire to fabricate this pendant.

Bezel, granules and back are 22K gold, bales are 18K gold. Total weight is 0.215 troy ounce. Inside diameter of bale is 2.9mm.

Condition is new, never worn. Granulation is an ancient technique involving the fusion of metal pieces at temperatures near their melting point.

High karat gold is used because of its long melting range. Any size pieces can be fused, but it is especially useful for very small detail such as granules so their distinctness is not lost by solder.

Great skill is required to fuse the granules without melting the piece. The item "Granulated 22K 18K gold cross pendant with mexican fire opal and rose quartz" is in sale since Wednesday, September 05, 2012.

This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Handcrafted, Artisan Jewelry\Rings". The seller is "robertelliott" and is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Russian federation, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Colombia, Chile, Brazil, Costa rica.

Metal: gold
Metal Purity: 22k and 18k
Main Stone: Aquamarine
Jewelry Type: pendant
Style: antique