Anne V Massey
Ripple twisted silver necklace
Ripple twisted silver necklace
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The classic lines and organic design of this elegant twisted silver necklace make it suitable for wear on any occasion. It’s unfussy enough to team with jeans and chic enough to wear with something more dressy. It would make a lovely gift for Mother's Day or a birthday.
- Made from recycled silver.
- Comes with a silver snake chain in a choice of three lengths – 40cm/16”, 45cm/18” or 50cm/20”.
- As it is made by the technique of anticlastic raising it is strong, light and very comfortable to wear.
- Measures roughly 4.3cm x 1.3cm.
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I want you to enjoy the pendant for a long time. You can keep it clean and fresh with this simple method.
- Designed and made in Hove.
- For international customers there is a minimum order of £100.
This twisted silver necklace is part of my Ripple range and can be worn with any of the other pieces in it. It is probably best paired with the Ripple simple studs or simple drops perfectly complementing their quiet appeal with the hammered texture and satiny, non-reflective finish they all share. Its restrained simplicity would fit well into an understated, discreet personal style.
Free gift wrapping can be selected from the Cart. Just click on View my Cart; it will be under the list of pieces ordered.
I post all my UK orders by Royal Mail Special Delivery and my overseas orders by Royal Mail International Tracked and Signed. I don’t charge for postage, but customers outside the UK are responsible for any added charges such as taxes, duties, or extra delivery costs. Once the order is sent I will email you with the tracking details.
I am always happy to hear from you, so if you want to know more about this or any other item of jewellery on my site or have questions not covered by the FAQs, please email me using the form on the Contact Me page.
Care information
Care information
Silver tarnishes over time. Pieces which are gold plated all over (gold vermeil) may need cleaning every now and again; although gold does not tarnish, the silver underneath may. All my work is best cleaned by methods which do not involve rubbing, which causes the jewellery to lose its semi-matte finish and gradually makes it become shiny. My favourite involves using readily available household items - hot water and bicarbonate of soda with aluminium foil in a heatproof glass or ceramic bowl or a stainless steel vessel. Even better, it's sustainable! You can re-use old foil - repeatedly! - but it needs to be clean. You can clean more than one piece of jewellery at a time, but as this is an electrochemical process each piece needs to be in contact with the foil. It doesn't matter which way up the foil is. The hotter the water, the faster the reaction goes. Enough bicarb should be used to cover each piece. This won’t damage the gold plating on wholly- or part-plated pieces, but boiling water should never be poured directly onto pieces which incorporate stones; some stones can be damaged or even destroyed by thermal shock. You can use hand-hot water in this case, or - more effectively - bring the piece(s) up to boil from cold in a stainless steel saucepan. There are many versions of this technique available on the internet, and also many sites which have information about stones and their vulnerability/resistance to thermal shock.
The first two images show a pendant before and after cleaning by this method. 
The next series of images shows a more heavily tarnished brooch. The images are taken at 20 minute intervals. As you can see, the brooch never becomes as clean and bright as the example above.
This technique works best if the piece is not too heavily tarnished.
Storing your jewellery properly can help retard or prevent tarnishing. Direct sunlight, humidity, chlorine and hairspray all accelerate tarnishing. Storing the jewellery in a box in a dry room (not the bathroom, for example) will help keep it looking bright and fresh. The jewellery should not be worn to a swimming pool, and hairspray should be applied before putting jewellery on. Salt (including from perspiration) can also react with silver, so it should not be worn for swimming in the sea.
If you don’t mind losing the surface “bloom”, you can use a commercially available cleaner such as Goddard’s foaming paste, or even toothpaste, with a soft toothbrush.
Much of this information is taken from Masamitsu Inaba's article Tarnishing of Silver: A Short Review in the Victoria and Albert Museum's Conservation Journal, January 1996 Issue 18. Many thanks.
