David Smallcombe Sterling Silver -14k Bi-Metal and Niobium Pendant

Dimension: 5/8'' x 1'' (Includes 16" x 1mm 14k gold-filled chain)

14k bi-metal, sterling silver, and colorful niobium create this beautiful pendant. The three sheets are collectively suspended, allowing some movement. The outside pieces have a slight puff to them, creating depth between the layers. This pendant is 5/8” x 1” and comes on a 1mm 14k gold-filled chain.  This very unique piece is a favorite!

Niobium
This is a space age metal that has many unusual properties. One remarkable trait is that it anodizes to create beautiful iridescent colors. Once the niobium has been anodized, the color remains very stable. As you can see to some extent in the photos, the color on most of my niobium pieces is a bluish purple. The iridescence allows the color to shift slightly as it moves around. Also, it has a unique way of picking up the colors around it. For example, if you wear it with a coral colored shirt, it amazingly seams to pick up some coral colors within the piece.

Niobium is hypoallergenic.

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David Smallcombe, an award winning full-time artist/jeweler brings 30 years of vision, experimentation and refinement to his craft, resulting in beautifully unique handmade jewelry for those who are drawn to an interaction of highly polished and textured surfaces.  David's pieces are fabricated using chisels, hammers and a variety of other methods to develop lines and textures. David works directly on the metal, as with chasing, to establish rich patterns, or indirectly through compression and expansion of the metal, to create deeply embossed surfaces.

With a focus on balance, his pieces often incorporate uniquely colorful patinas, and the soldering of different metals together. David's beautiful handmade pendants reflect a harmony between contrast and simple elegance.  We trust that yours will become a quick favorite and garner many compliments.