30th birthday pendant

This comission came from a father and uncle who wanted to make a very special pendant to commomorate a 30th birthday. The gold was an heirloom of Dad’s that was 9K yellow gold and they wanted to have it made in 14K so I added some 24k gold to raise the alloy. I started making a wax model to work out size that would work for the weight of gold we had to use and then sand casted it. After filing and cleaning up casting I hand engraved 30 little lines from the top downwards to add surface interest and sparkle. It has a wonderful tactile nature about it and catches the light beautifully. This pendant will be so versatile and a wardrobe classic!