'Mountain Meadow'

Item/Booth 138

Pendant 1.5" Pearl-Link Chain 16-20"

Value: $825 - $1,050

Bid Increment: $25

Mountain Meadow Micro Mosaic is made with 99.9% pure silver with 24k gold overlay and freshwater pearls. Handmade glass, and a freshwater pearl chain that can adjust from 16" to 20".
Micro mosaics is a lost art form developed by the Vatican in Rome in the 1700's. I trained in Ravenna, Italy and create my pieces using the same method. I melt raw glass from Murano, Italy, combining colors together and shaping the glass while hot and then pulling the glass into thin rods, or threads called filati. I cut the glass threads into tiny pieces, called tesserae that are smaller than a grain of rice. I plan out my image, and working from my drawing, I will place the glass pieces vertically into the setting, with a handmade stucco adhesive underneath the glass holding the pieces in place. The stucco becomes rock hard after about 2 months of curing time. It takes a long time to set because I make it following a Roman formula using travertine marble dust and linseed oil. This slow curing time is necessary because it takes several days or longer to create each heirloom piece.

Please note: Bid price does not include applicable sales tax/shipping and packaging charges.

Bidding for this item closes at 8:00:00 PM MST Sunday, July 7th.