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'Na Hearadh' Harris Serpentine on a Scottish Gold & Silver Pendant
'Na Hearadh' Harris Serpentine on a Scottish Gold & Silver Pendant
Na Hearadh = Harris
The centre piece of this beautiful necklace is a polished cabochon of Harris serpentine. The high grade piece of glacial serpentine was found by Adam around the village of Rodel, on Harris.
The craftsmanship exhibited in the silver and goldwork of this pendant is truly remarkable, showcasing meticulous attention to detail the form of Celtic knotwork. Partial areas of the Celtic knot work and the claws embracing the gemstone are crafted from genuine hallmarked 'ALBA' 14-carat Scottish Gold, beautifully complementing the 925 sterling silver base.
Pendant measures approximately 44x16x4mm. Gemstone measures 30x13mm.
This pendant will be sent via complimentary tracked shipping in a Two Skies jewellery box.
Pendant will come with a 18"-20" sterling silver rope twist chain, presentation box and accompanying Scottish Gold pamphlet, as well as a Scottish Gold authenticity certifcate. If buying online, there is free premium shipping for this item, so please choose 'free shipping' at checkout as we will automatically send this on a tracked service.
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Additional Info
Additional Info
Harris Serpentine
From Adam's private collection. Discovered around the village of Rodel, on Harris; Lewis & Harris in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. Though there are no snakes on Harris & Lewis, the name 'serpentine' is thought to come from the similarity of the colour of the rock with UK native snakes (adders); earthy greens and browns.
Scottish Gold
We work with a very small team of dedicated Gold Prospectors here in Scotland, in keeping with our low impact and ethical practices ethos. It's important to us that none of the people we work with source their gold using environmentally destructive methods, such as commercial gold mining.
Our Scottish Gold has been laboratory tested to verify a purity of approximately 18 carats. We hallmark at 14ct as it is the lowest we can legitimately stamp our gold - in reality, a single tiny Scottish Gold flake can vary from 14ct up to 22ct over its structure.
We prefer to leave our gold as is - we never add non-Scottish Gold to bring up the 'carat count', and our Scottish Gold is also completely natural - no toxic chemicals have been added to bring the gold to a specific purity.
Sterling Silver 925%
Why do silversmiths use 925%? Measured in parts per thousand, pure silver (999%) is too soft so silversmiths mix it with other metals to make it it harder. The purer the metal, the higher the polish, but it is a lot softer (thus less durable). The harder the metal is, the more hard wearing the jewellery is, but it will also tarnish easier as it has less silver content. Therefore, the silver industry set a standard percentage content for fine silver (925); what we know as "sterling silver". At Two Skies our silversmiths use 925 (sterling) silver for ring shafts and moving parts, and a very high 950% on our stones settings, which enables us to get a strong jewellery item with a beautiful and secure stone setting, without any gluing. Each piece of our jewellery is hand stamped with our Two Skies Hallmark alongside the recognised industry 925 Hallmark.
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