You are buying a gorgeous set of Sterling silver with 24kt gold plated Barbara Garwood Bracelet with matching earring.  I bought several of her pieces at a 2002 GLW show, so they have never been worn and are so beautiful. These were made in the Mongolian and Chinese Style of filigree and enamel jewelry.  I have an explanation of how her items are made below this description.  Bracelet measures 7.5x.75".  The earrings are a dangle type, they dangle an 1" long and the each piece of the earring is .75x.75".  The bracelets is so lovely with the enamel work on these and the rubies are very good quality too.  There is a safety chain, even though the clasp works great, you do not want this taken off your wrist.  Buy them at half of what I gave for them.   The total weight for both items are 30 grams.  Her jewelry have been in magazines and found only in certain jewelry stores

MONGOLIAN STYLE FILIGREE JEWELRY OF BARBARA GARWOOD

MONGOLIAN STYLE FILIGREE AND ENAMELED JEWELRY HANDMADE WITH A RUSSIAN AND CHINESE INFLUENCE FROM THE PAST 1000 YEAR PERIOD OF HISTORY. THIS JEWELRY WAS MADE FOR THE MONGOLIANS ORIGINALLY AND THEN FILTERED INTO WHAT IS NOW CHINA. EVENTUALLY IT WAS MADE DURING THE 1700’s, THE QING DYNASTY, FOR ONLY THE EMPRESSES AND MANUFACTURE WAS VERY LIMITED. THE TECHNIQUE UTILIZED IS SIMILAR TO THAT USED TO MAKE ORIGINAL FABERGE EGGS WHICH WERE MADE OF GOLD, SILVER AND PRECIOUS STONES. THESE PIECES ARE STERLING SILVER WITH SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES AND SOME ARE 24KT GOLD PLATED. THE FILIGREE WORK IS HAND FASHIONED WITH TWEEZERS AND THE STERLING SILVER WIRES ARE SHAPED INTO FLOWERS, BUTTERFLIES AND OTHER SUBJECTS. THESE COMPLETED COMPOSITIONS ARE FIRED IN A KILN TO APPROXIMATELY 1700°F TO BE FUSED TOGETHER WITH SILVER DUST. THIS CREATES THE BODY OF THE PIECE TO WHICH THEN ENAMEL COLORS AND STONES ARE ADDED. THE OUTLINED DESIGNS ARE THEN FILLED WITH A VERY FINE GROUND ENAMEL POWDER. THE COLORS ARE BLENDED TO CREATE SPECIAL EFFECTS AND THE PIECE IS ONCE AGAIN SUBJECTED TO THE KILN AT A TEMPERATURE OF 1500°F FOR BRIEF FLASHES OF TIME. THIS TURNS THE ENAMEL INTO GLASS WITH A HIGH GLOSS FINISH WITH PERMANENT BEAUTY. THIS POINTS A TEST TO THE ABILITY OF THE CRAFTSMEN SINCE THE SILVER BODY COULD MELT DOWN AND ALL THE FILIGREE WORK LOST. THE LAST STEP IS TO SET THE STONES AND TO 24KT GOLD PLATE OR ANTIQUE MANY OF THE PIECES. I USE MANY UNUSUAL STONES SUCH AS CHRYSOCOLLA, RHODOCROSITE, CHRYSOPRASE, WATER SAPPHIRES, BLACK STAR OF INDIA AS WELL AS SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES SUCH AS GARNETS, LAPIS, AMETHYST, MADEIRA CITRINE, ONYX AND TURQUOISE. EACH ARTIST HAS BEEN EXTENSIVELY TRAINED IN THE BASIC TECHNIQUES AND OVER TIME THEY BECOME CONSIDERED MASTER CRAFTSMAN. BECAUSE THE FILIGREE AND ENAMELING SKILLS ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT ABILITIES AN ARTIST IS TRAINED IN ONLY ONE OR THE OTHER. AS A RESULT SOME ITEMS REQUIRE TWO ARTISTS TO COMPLETE ONE PIECE. TO VERIFY THAT ALL OF THE JEWELRY IS DESIGNED BY BARBARA GARWOOD, AND MADE OF STERLING SILVER, EACH PIECE WILL BEAR THE INITIALS “BG” AND THE MARK “925.”  

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