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Top 10 finds: unique silver jewellery

Stand out from the crowd with some of the most beautiful and unusual jewellery around.

Everyone deserves at least one absolute favourite piece of jewellery; something beautiful and lasting, something which makes you smile every time you see it on the sideboard or in the mirror. We're always on the lookout for timeless and unique silver jewellery with the potential to become someone's most cherished necklace or bracelet. Here are our current top ten of these finds, each a design that made us stop and take a long second look.

10.) Monet Waterlillies Silver Bangle

Monet Waterlillies silver bangle.

If you're looking for jewellery that counts as true art, where better to start than with a collection inspired by Monet's delicate and beautiful Water Lillies paintings? The fleeting effects of light on water and the luminous colours that Monet captured in the garden at Giverny inform the rippling layers of sterling silver and 18ct gold plating achieved by the artisan of this piece. Studded with moonstone, iolite and opal, this unique bangle sets in stone the deep shades of petals in the twilight, in an even more lasting medium than paint.

9.) Rainbow Trout Cufflinks

Rainbow trout cufflinks in sterling silver and enamel.

Something for the guys, these interesting cufflinks show off the potential of enamel and silver to bring any theme to life. If you love to fish, make sure you catch these two before they slip away!

8.) Blue Resin and Sterling Silver Lattice Ring

Blue resin and sterling silver lattice ring.

Deceptively simple and stylish, the silver latticework on this contemporary ring isn't quite like anything we've seen before. Blue resin and sterling silver fuse together perfectly in this design, catching and reflecting the light to create an effect that can't help but draw the eye. The matching earrings and hinged bangle complete the fresh and vivid look.

7.) Mackintosh Rose Silver Drop Earrings

Mackintosh Rose silver drop earrings.

The enamel work of these lovely silver earrings brings Charles Rennie Mackintosh's distinct rose motif to life as colourfully as if they were stained glass panels. It's rare to come across a jewellery design that you could use as the theme for every fixture and fitting in your house, but these earrings draw their inspiration from Machintosh's versatile style as an architect, designer and painter. The curves of Mackintosh roses aren't complete without the contrasting right angles and borders that set off his original work so well.

6.) Mackintosh Leaf Ring

Charles Rennie Mackintosh leaf ring in silver and goldplate.

Part of another Mackintosh inspired collection, this garnet ring draws its bold style from a fabric detail in the the Hill House interior. Finely worked sterling silver and 18ct gold plate feature in every piece in this exceptionally striking collection; the matching bangle and necklace in particular each put a different geometric spin on the gold leaf motif.

5.) Golden Bubbles Silver Bracelet

Golden Bubbles silver bracelet.

Putting pure sterling silver and gold plate to good effect, this bracelet shows how much can be done with soft corners, bubbles and folds of precious metal. It strikes me as the sort of jewellery that you'd want to touch every time you look at it, to feel the sleek surface of all the raised details against your fingertips. Unique silver jewellery like this is made to be worn and loved.

4.) Amber Bubbles Silver Pendant

Amber Bubbles silver pendant.

How often do you see two-tone amber so perfectly framed by sculpted sterling silver? This amber pendant takes the bubbles theme in another interesting direction, with asymmetric bursts of bubbles around and within the central gem. At around 8cm high and 4cm wide, this unusual piece is substantial enough to make a bold statement.

3.) Klimt Circles Onyx Bangle

Klimt Circles onyx, gold plate and silver bangle.

Speaking of bubbles, this designer bangle is frothing with bubbling circles and spirals, making it almost as riotous as the work it's based on. Gold plated silver and jet black onyx give this piece the same overriding colours as Klimt's famous Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, a painting which was itself largely composed of gold and silver applied to its canvas backing. See also the necklace and ring in this collection for more interpretations of the theme.

2.) Juliet Amber and Moonstone Earrings

Juliet amber and moonstone earrings

Yes, that Juliet. These gold plated silver earrings take their name and inspiration from Shakespeare's most oft quoted heroine, and from the line "Arise fair sun and kill the envious moon". Polished amber is a perfect symbol for the warmth of sunlight, and what would anyone pick other than moonstone to represent the fallen moon?

1.) Mixed Amber Silver Bangle

Mixed amber silver bangle.

Finally, this delicate fan of mixed amber teardrops set in sterling silver sits at the top of our list. It's hard to choose among all the exquisite pieces of jewellery in the store right now, but this bangle wins out for its subtle elegance and symmetry.

Of course, it doesn't end here; there are more highlights to our catalogue than we could possibly fit into a top ten, and we're always bringing in new lines. Besides, we hope and expect that everyone who browses our current collection of unique silver jewellery will find their own favourites.




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