Two Skies
Scottish Iona Green Marble Celtic Cross Pendant
Scottish Iona Green Marble Celtic Cross Pendant
This pendant showcases a celtic cross hand carved onto a large piece of Scottish Iona green marble. It is claw set, which is crafted from hand panned Scottish gold and sterling silver. The pendant also features a hand carved Celtic motive on the reverse.
It is stamped with ALBA, indicating the origin of the gold as Scottish and accompanied by a silver stamp of 925. It also bears our company logo as a mark of pride and authenticity. This pendant is from the 2015 collection of owner Adam McIntosh.
Size & Measurements:
Iona measures approximately 42x30mm and the pendant measures approximately 54mm including bail.
Presentation:
Pendant comes with a complimentary 18" gold plated chain. It comes beautifully presented in a hand-crafted Two Skies-branded wooden gift box. It is accompanied by a Scottish gold certificate of authenticity, plus Scottish gold and Iona Green Marble information booklets.
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Additional Info
Additional Info
Scottish Iona Marble
This beautifully unique natural Scottish stone portrays the unique island landscape it was hand collected from during a free-diving session by Adam in the chilly seawaters of the Isle of Iona! Known by some as the sacred stone of Columba, green marble has been treasured and crafted by jewellers for centuries. On the Isle of Iona the fishermen would not leave port without their lucky green gems. It has been used by healers to help the body return to a time unhindered by the stresses and pollution of modern times.
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.
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.
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