New members of the Menagerie - Part 2

[Catmom]

I'm very lucky to have one of the last pieces hand forged by a fabulous bench before he died. He could envision how he wanted a piece to look and would just sit and make it off the top of his head. Most of his pieces were one of a kind. It's 14kt tri colored gold with 5.82 cttw of tourmalines, .56ct Aquamarine, .27ct Apatite and .18cttw of diamonds. It was originally a pendant but I had a pin added so that it could be a brooch or a pendant. It is dreary and wet here today so not a lot of pics.



The tourmalines are smudged up here lol.

 

[Diamond Girl 21]

Beautiful!❤

 

[Tartansparkles]

The stones are beautiful, but I am particularly drawn to the two tone metal work.

 

[Ann]

Such a beautiful piece. And the design and intricacy of the work is tops!

 

[stracci2000]

Stunning!

 

[Catmom]

Beautiful!❤

Thank you!

 

[Catmom]

The stones are beautiful, but I am particularly drawn to the two tone metal work.

I agree the metal work is wonderful. It’s actually yellow, white and rose gold.

 

[Catmom]

Such a beautiful piece. And the design and intricacy of the work is tops!

Thank you Ann. I agree, he did fabulous work.

 

[Catmom]

Stunning!

Thank you!

 

[stracci2000]

Thank you!

Mr. Octo is so awesome! I showed my DH, we both love octopi!
I have been to gorgeous Sanibel (my parents live in Fort Myers)
and there are several fabulous jewelry stores there!
I always do the 'Sanibel Stoop' when I visit!

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

Stunning!

cheers--Sharon

 

[Catmom]

Mr. Octo is so awesome! I showed my DH, we both love octopi!
I have been to gorgeous Sanibel (my parents live in Fort Myers)
and there are several fabulous jewelry stores there!
I always do the 'Sanibel Stoop' when I visit!

Thanks! We have a house in Ft Myers too! We always make a point to visit Sanibel when we are down there.

 

[Catmom]

HI:

Stunning!

cheers--Sharon

Thanks Sharon!

 

[HollyC]

Annnd you were right - part 2 is worth waiting for!!! It's breathtaking @Catmom

 

[Catmom]

Annnd you were right - part 2 is worth waiting for!!! It's breathtaking @Catmom

Thank you HollyC. I love this one too.

 

[RunningwithScissors]

Oh la la! Love it!

 

[Farleysmom]

Very beautiful. I love the use of both polished and brushed gold. It looks delicate and whimsical at the same time. You have such a wonderful collection of jewelry.

 

[Slickk]

Love this little guy! I think he looks pretty perfect pinned on your sweater!

 

[Catmom]

Oh la la! Love it!

LOL, thanks!

 

[MamaBee]

It is so pretty! I love all the colors and all the work involved to make it look lifelike!

 

[Catmom]

Very beautiful. I love the use of both polished and brushed gold. It looks delicate and whimsical at the same time. You have such a wonderful collection of jewelry.

Aww thank you so much Farleysmom!

 

[Catmom]

Love this little guy! I think he looks pretty perfect pinned on your sweater!

Thank you, I do too, lol.

 

[Catmom]

It is so pretty! I love all the colors and all the work involved to make it look lifelike!

Thank you MamaBee! There is a lot of gold work involved in this one.

 

[Mreader]

So beautiful!! I love that you seem into brooches! They aren’t so common anymore so it’s really cool to see someone rock them

 

[Catmom]

So beautiful!! I love that you seem into brooches! They aren’t so common anymore so it’s really cool to see someone rock them

Aww thanks! I have gotten away from wearing pendants in my old age, lol. Pins/Brooches just seem more comfortable for me. Plus there are so many vintage pieces out there it's fun to find them.

 

[tyty333]

You have such a great critter collection! Love the different metals and textures on this one!

 

[Catmom]

You have such a great critter collection! Love the different metals and textures on this one!

Thank you! He did fabulous metal work.

 

[Ariadne_Theia]

It's amazing. The color work together so well!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Now this one is definitely an art piece! I really love it and the fact that it was intended as a pendant! I'd love to have something like that!

 

[Catmom]

It's amazing. The color work together so well!

Thank you so much!

Now this one is definitely an art piece! I really love it and the fact that it was intended as a pendant! I'd love to have something like that!

I agree. His artistic ability with gold was amazing.