House Wren Brooch/Pendant

Cloisonne' enamel, fine and sterling silver, blue topaz.

The enameling is done on fine silver sheet using primarily Japenese and French enamel (granular glass.) Firing is done in a small enameling kiln at approximately 1500 degrees F for about 1 minute. Five layers of enamel are applied and fired to achieve the desired thickness. The cloisonne' piece is sanded and shaped on a lapidary belt sander to a smooth, uniform surface and 'flash fired' in the kiln to restore the high-gloss finsh of the glass. The setting is hand-fabricated from fine silver bezel wire, sterling silver sheet and wire. The cloisonne' piece and blue topaz are then bezel-set. This piece can also be worn as a pendant. There is a bail on the back of the piece, on the bird's tail.

1 3/4" high X 2 1/2" wide X 1/4" deep