Dragonfly is a messenger of the spirits, a manifestation of summer’s water song and fire dance. Wings summons the strength found in such fragile wings to carry the message safely through the season’s storm and light. The dragonfly pendant is cut freehand of a single piece of solid fourteen-gauge sterling silver and stamped similarly freehand, a repeating crescent pattern forming the segments of its lower body and long, flowing lines veining the wings in a design that evokes the elegance and natural grace of Art Nouveau imagery. The head is teardrop of perfect sky-blue Kingman turquoise set into a saw-toothed bezel; the upper body, a stunningly radiant rectangular cabochon of Rosarita (gold slag) nestled in a plain, low-profile bezel similarly hand-made. The bail, lightly flared at the top and tapered at the ends, is hand-milled in a feather pattern whose flowing lines pick up the veining in the wings. The pendant is buffed to a glowing Florentine finish and hangs suspended from an extraordinary strand of burnished sterling silver round beads. Bead strand is 18″ long, excluding findings; pendant hangs 2-7/8″ long, including bail, and is 3″ across at the widest point. The bail is 1/2″ across at the widest point; the turquoise cabochon is 5/16″ long by 1/4″ across at the widest point; and the Rosarita cabochon is 5/8″ long by 1/4″ wide (all dimensions approximate). Full view shown below.
Sterling silver; Rosarita (gold slag); Kingman turquoise
$1,450 + shipping, handling, and insurance
SOLD
Full view with bead strand:
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