ANTIQUE MEERSCHAUM PIPE CLASPING HANDS

I'm so in love with this piece!  It's an antique hand carved meerschaum pipe depicting two clasping hands.  What an amazing and unique piece to add to an assemblage necklace creation.  Keep a weather eye for its debut.

VICTORIAN WAX SEAL WHEEL

Soon to be listed to Metal Corset II is this amazing Victorian wax seal wheel.  It's missing one prong/seal, but the other 6 are intact and depict the following:

-Male profile cameo-like bust.

-Flower and the motto:  Forget Me Not.

-Heart in hand with the motto:  Love Truth.

-Hourglass or tempus fugit (Latin for Time Flees) with the motto:  Time Is Short.

-Masted ship with the motto:  Such Is Life.

-Tobacco tamper.

So, keep a weather eye on Metal Corset II for its debut.

VICTORIAN FAITH HOPE AND CHARITY WAX SEAL STAMP

Newly listed to Metal Corset II is this Victorian Faith, Hope and Charity bronze/brass wax seal stamp.

It depicts a cross with a leaning anchor and a flaming heart.

Also, the initials SBM.

The symbolism for Faith is represented by the cross.  The symbol for Hope is represented by the anchor.  And lastly, the symbol for Charity is the flaming heart.

The origin of Faith, Hope and Charity comes from, 1 Corinthians 13.  "And now these three remain:  faith, hope and love.  But the greatest of these is love."  (Thank you Artofmourning.com for symbolism)

1 Corinthians 13

from 1 Corinthians 13

Check it out!

The Maiden's Last Dance-Carnet De Bal Assemblage Necklace

Here's a beautiful assemblage necklace featuring an Art Nouveau Carnet De Bal. A carnet de bal is French for book of dance.  It depicts a bouquet of chrysanthemums. This carnet de bal still retains its original telescopic pencil.

I took a length of heavy textured antique silver tone chain and combined it with sterling silver wire wrapped rock crystal and antique wood rosary beads. To close the piece, I've added an Art Deco rhinestone pot metal brooch and Victorian gutta percha t-bar.  Check it out!

Sterling Silver Wax Seal Assemblage Chandelier Earrings

I've taken two of my sterling silver wax seal charms and created this pair of assemblage chandelier earrings. Each sterling silver charm is hand impressed using a Victorian wax seal fob intaglio.

One charm depicts a dagger piercing a heart with the French motto, "Dis Moi Oui," translated to, "I Say Yes," the other a hand reaching out from a heart towards another heart with the motto, "The Hand That Can Feel For Another."

Pot metal paste rhinestone connectors and dangles from an antique Art Deco necklace and fresh water pearls are wire wrapped together with sterling silver wire. Two pewter flaming sacred heart charms have also been added to make this stunning pair of assemblage earrings. All suspended delicately from hand forged sterling silver French earring wires.

I had a lot of fun creating these earrings and you can find them newly listed to Metal Corset.  Thanks for stopping by!

WAX SEAL WHEEL

Coming soon to Metal Corset II-Sterling silver wax seal jewelry created with this spectacular Georgian Ormolu hardstone intaglio wax seal wheel (ormolu is defined as a gold-colored alloy of copper, zinc, and sometimes tin, cast into desired shapes and often gilded, used especially in the 18th century for decorating furniture and making ornaments).

The six engraved wax seal intaglios depict the following:

~Skull with the Latin motto, ""Es Fui Sum Eris," translated to, "I am, you will be." 

~Winged cherub holding an anchor representing Hope with the motto, "The Best Gift of Love."

~Compass with French motto, "Agitée Mais Constante," translated to, "Agitated, but constant."

~A hand holding a beer stein with the Scottish motto, "For Auld Lang Syne" translated to, "Days gone by.

~A violin with either the numbers 66 or 99.

~Sun rising over mountains with French motto, "Je Reviendrai," translated to, "I will return."

See listing below, "Sterling Silver Wax Seal Jewelry," to view a few items created with this amazing Georgian wax seal wheel.

STERLING SILVER WAX SEAL JEWELRY

Listed to Metal Corset II are these spectacular sterling silver rings and pendants each individually hand stamped using antique wax seals with mottos in French, Latin or English.  With this pioneering ring design,  it's like owning four rings in one.