Limited edition Talisman handmade gold cuff.

The surface of this handmade gold cuff has been etched with finely written names of endangered British species. The overall effect is a lovely texture reminiscent of ancient gold jewellery.

I hand write the words onto the silver before etching to give a raised design which you can feel when you run your finger over the textured surface. Once cleaned and shaped, the cuffs are given a heavy gold plate of 6 microns known as gold vermeil.

The Talisman gold cuff is a timeless and beautifully handcrafted piece of contemporary luxury jewellery which calls to mind our diminishing wild species. I hope that wearing these Talisman pieces will help to hold them in our consciousness.

10% of the sales from each piece in my Talisman range goes to a charity doing conservation work to protect those species.

The thickness of gold plating on jewellery is noted in microns and determines how long the gold plating lasts with use. Different thicknesses of plate have different names: gold plate is a thickness greater than 0.5 microns and heavy gold plate or vermeil is a thickness greater than 2.5 microns. For earrings, anything from 1-2 microns of gold plate is the norm. If there are moving parts, 3 microns of gold vermeil is applied. For jewellery which takes more wear such as chains, rings and bracelets, 4-6 microns of heavy gold plate or vermeil will make the piece last. The thickness of the gold plate effects the price of the jewellery and you will find that each piece of my jewellery comes with a note describing this.

Made to a standard size, if you need something made to measure, please let me know.

- Packaged in a Lucy Spink Jewellery box with hand tied ribbon bow.

- Limited edition of 3 cuffs.

- Eco Silver plated with 6 microns of 18ct yellow gold.

- Cleaning information for your jewellery is available in my blog post.

Hand crafted contemporary organic jewellery for people who love wild places. Inspired by Cornwall, made in Cornwall.