Leaping Hare Sterling Silver Statement Necklace

• material: solid sterling silver

• dimensions: the pendant is approximately 44mm wide and 27mm tall (excluding the ring bails)

• chain: sterling silver rolo style chain with 3.1mm links

• chain: 16.8mm lobster clasp

• finish: oxidised (blackened) finish

• presentation: you will receive this necklace in a box

• brand: Rebecca Cordingley Jewellery

• payment providers: Afterpay and Zip payments are available

FROM REBECCA CORDINGLEY

You will receive a pendant that is partly made using the lost wax casting process. The original pendant was made entirely by hand by Rebecca Cordingley but in order to keep costs down, a mould has been made. The cast pieces are nowhere near complete when we receive them so there is still a lot of work to be done - filing, grinding, sanding, soldering, making the chain, polishing, cleaning, oxidising etc...

LOST WAX CASTING

Lost wax casting is an ancient metalsmithing technique. It is used to create duplicates of pieces, including shapes that cannot easily be made using traditional fabrication techniques.

The jeweller creates a wax model of the piece (in this case a pendant) and sends it off to the casting business. A plaster mould of the wax model is made and then filled with molten metal (sterling silver, gold, bronze etc) and allowed to cool. The jeweller then files down this master and cleans it up before returning it to the casting business to have a permanent mould made. This mould can be used to have further wax model copies made and more metal pieces cast.

This necklace is made to order.

Please allow approximately approximately 1 week for your necklace to be made and dispatched.