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Filigree pendant, lotus: A sterling-silver filigree pendant in the form of an open lotus on a plain silk cord, lace of twisted wire with bead tips, on worn wood, at a Định Công silversmith's bench, worn wood, fine silver wire and a small torch flame, warm grey and silver tones, by Đinh Văn Hùng
Photo · On the bench
Filigree pendant, lotus: A sterling-silver filigree pendant in the form of an open lotus on a plain silk cord, lace of twisted wire with bead tips, on worn wood, at a Định Công silversmith's bench, worn wood, fine silver wire and a small torch flame, warm grey and silver tones, by Đinh Văn Hùng
01 / 04 · On the bench
Filigree pendant, lotus, macro of the twisted silver thread, each strand drawn and flattened by hand, at a Định Công silversmith's bench, worn wood, fine silver wire and a small torch flame, warm grey and silver tones
02 / 04 · The thread
Filigree pendant, lotus, macro of the tiny silver beads soldered along the filigree edges, at a Định Công silversmith's bench, worn wood, fine silver wire and a small torch flame, warm grey and silver tones
03 / 04 · The beans
Filigree pendant, lotus, the pendant hanging on its silk cord against dark cloth, at a Định Công silversmith's bench, worn wood, fine silver wire and a small torch flame, warm grey and silver tones
04 / 04 · On the cord

Photographed on the bench. Supplied on a silk cord; a silver chain can be asked for.

Kim hoàn thủ công · Hand-wrought jewellery · Edition of 12

Filigree pendant, lotus

Đậu bạc — Định Công filigree, built thread by thread and finished with silver beans at the joins.

$220

Shipping & duties included

Portrait of Đinh Văn Hùng, silversmith in his forties, bent over the jeweller's bench in Định Công with a loupe and a coil of silver wire, third generation of the family trade

Đinh Văn Hùng

Silversmith · Định Công village · Third generation

An open lotus built in silver thread inside a frame, the petals laid one by one and soldered with a mouth-blown flame, the joins set with silver beans. It weighs four grams.

On a silk cord, or a chain if you prefer. Put it on last and take it off first.

Materials
Sterling silver; silk cord
Technique
Filigree; granulation; hand-made bail
Dimensions
3.2 × 2.6 cm · 1.26 × 1 in · 4 g
Edition
Edition of 12 · Signed and sealed
Made
Định Công, Hà Nội · 2026
Delivery
Crated by hand, insured door to door · Ready in 5 days · 30-day return

$220

Duties and worldwide shipping included · Ready to send in 5 days

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Each work is crated by hand in Hà Nội and insured door to door. If it does not belong in your home, return it within 30 days.

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The making

Two weeks, in four movements

Every part is a thread.

I

The wire

Drawn, twisted, flattened.

II

The frame

The lotus outline bent in heavier wire.

III

The fill

Petals laid thread by thread and soldered.

IV

The beans

Granules at the joins; the bail made by hand; polished and stamped.

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