Experiment with silver

11Jun09

Ooh, how embarrassing…

A while back I posted about trying Argentium(TM) silver for a piece I had planned. Due to an error (ENTIRELY on my part), I ordered Brilliante silver instead (duh!). After a short correspondence and a Google search, I found out it’s a different type of silver alloy than Britannia or sterling or Argentium, with 93.5% silver and a few other little bits & bobs thrown in. There’s a short thread on the Ganoksin forum about it.

Anyway, here’s the result:

Klimt Cuff (Shadow) (c) AMcA 2009

This is the reverse of the cuff bracelet and shows the pattern more effectively than a front shot, which can be seen on Flickr. The front is set with an ocean jasper cabochon.

While I’m disappointed that it wasn’t Argentium, I’m happy with the way the piece worked out. However, I think I’ll just stick to the old favourites in future (sterling and fine), and work around the problems each presents.

Wasn’t there a quote about “necessity being the mother of invention”?

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