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Brooch, 'Eight Leaves' 2" W 2" L | 
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| Brand: NOVICA
Category: Jewelry
Buy New: $72.95 (On sale from $77.95)
Sales Rank: 93439
Metal: sterling-silver
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 2 x 2 x 0
ASIN: B00011V6Z6
Availability: Usually ships in 6-10 business days
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| Features:
| • | Handmade by Thiva Boonnak | | • | Ships from Thailand within 7 days |
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Product Description
NOVICA, in association with National Geographic, offers thousands of limited edition and one-of-a-kind gifts, jewelry, and home decor treasures handmade by master artists and artisans throughout the world. Elaborated in delicate silver filigree, intricate lines and patterns intertwine to form a blossoming Thai flower. Thiva Boonnak demonstrates lessons learned from her father, who taught her that true art depends not only on talent but also on passion and dedication. This versatile piece includes a small ring on the back and can also be used as a pendant. 92.5% silver and 7.5% nickel Artisan Info: Thiva Boonnak speaks reflectively of her art amidst the scattered tools and the pieces in progress that fill her family's old-fashioned workshop. "Our region's designs are all special. Each one is unique and grandiose." Her soft words echo the proud sentiments passed on by her family generations before her. Thiva Boonnak tells how her father taught her and her brothers the silversmith craft, and how he showed them not only the technical, intricate skills, but also transmitted the smith's labor of love. With such passion flowing from their hearts to their hands it is not difficult to understand why the work of Thiva Boonnak's family is so highly esteemed in Thailand. The Boonnak's home witnessed the birth of silver crafting in Thailand at the turn of the 20th century. At that point, King Chulalongkorn was patron of the arts and settled Burmese craftsmen the area. They shared the secrets
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